Single test results: Detection and Utilization of HTML Details and Summary elements (extdescription-010)
The following represents how well each Testing Environment (Reading System or Reading System + Assistive Technology combination) performed on a single test, extdescription-010, which appears in the Extended Descriptions test book.
This test currently has a 72.55% pass rate.
| Testing Environment | Detection and Utilization of HTML Details and Summary elements ( extdescription-010) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Azardi NVDA Windows | FAIL | No expandable or collapsable element is detected. The image description is read below the image as regular text. |
| BoinIT Viewer [Korean] NVDA Chrome Windows | FAIL | displayed normally on the screen. - Although it is not possible to open and close using the keyboard, the reading system automatically reads the contents included in the summary/details when the area is reached. -e.g. After opening with the mouse, you can access the contents of each cell in the table. |
| BoinIT Viewer [Korean] Sens Reader Chrome Windows | FAIL | displayed normally on the screen. - Although it is not possible to open and close using the keyboard, the reading system automatically reads the contents included in the summary/details when the area is reached. -e.g. After opening with the mouse, you can access the contents of each cell in the table. |
| Books Voiceover iOS | FAIL | The description can be expanded by using line/word navigation and tapping on it. However the focus moves to the previous page and description cannot be read immediately. |
| Bookshare Reader NVDA Chrome Windows | PASS | The details element works properly |
| Bookshare Reader Chrome macOS | PASS | |
| Bookshelf Chrome Windows | PASS | The extended description is not displayed until expanded, when it is shown correctly. |
| Bookshelf Voiceover iOS | PASS | The description is read by screen reader |
| Bookshelf Windows | FAIL | The extended description in the details element is displayed at all times, it cannot be collapsed as intended. |
| Bookshelf Voiceover Safari macOS | PASS | The contents of the extended description did appear in the details and now the focus stays on the summary element and correctly informs the user that it is now expanded. Closing the details did keep the focus on the summary element as expected. The content of the extended description was completely accessible including the table. |
| Bookshelf macOS | PASS | This works as expected. The extended description is only visible after the details element is expanded. |
| Bookshelf JAWS 2020 Chrome Windows | PASS | The details element worked as expected. |
| Bookshelf NVDA Firefox 62+ Windows | PASS | |
| Bookshelf JAWS 2020 Firefox 62+ Windows | PASS | |
| Bookshelf TalkBack Android | PASS | Works as expected. |
| Bookshelf NVDA Windows | FAIL | The details element is not detected. The image description is shown on screen. |
| Bookshelf NVDA Chrome Windows | PASS | Works fine. |
| Bookworm NVDA Windows | FAIL | The details element is not detected. The description is shown by default without formatting. |
| Clusive NVDA Windows | PASS | Worked fine. |
| Colibrio Reader TalkBack Android | FAIL | The details element is announced and reported as collapsed. It can be expanded by selecting it. However, all the information inside the details element is not shown on screen and not read by Talkback. |
| Colibrio Reader NVDA Chrome Windows | PASS | Details are expanded and collapsed properly. |
| EBSCO Reader Jaws Chrome Windows | PASS | Works as expected. The details element can be expanded and collapsed. The text inside is properly formatted. |
| EasyReader Android | PASS | Works as expected. The extended description is hidden until the details element is expanded. |
| EasyReader Voiceover iOS | PASS | Works as expected. The table in description is properly presented and readable. |
| EasyReader Jaws Windows 11 | FAIL | No element/button/link is reported, extended description content is displayed on the page, it cannot be collapsed or hidden. |
| EasyReader TalkBack Android | PASS | The description can be expanded or collapsed and read with screen reader. a |
| EasyReader (German) TalkBack Android | PASS | |
| EasyReader (German) Voiceover iOS | PASS | I can expand the details element and read the extended description. By collapsing the element I can continue reading at the last reading position. When using the read aloud feature the extended description will always be read aloud regardless of whether the details element is expanded or collapsed. |
| Kindle TalkBack Android | FAIL | Cannot expand the details element with Talkback. |
| Kindle Voiceover iOS | FAIL | The details element is not supported. The description is always present on screen. |
| Kindle NVDA Windows | FAIL | The details element is not supported. The extended description is displayed by default. |
| Kurzweil 3000 macOS | PASS | The details element can be expanded and collapsed as expected. The contents of the details element is announced by read aloud when collapsed. Ideally this would not happen. |
| Play Books Voiceover iOS | PASS | The table in description is also recognized. Voiceover focus moves away from book content when the details element is expanded or collapsed. One needs to tap on screen again to bring the focus to book text. |
| Play Books TalkBack Android | FAIL | The details element cannot be expanded or collapsed |
| RedShelf Chrome Windows | PASS | The details element is displayed as expected. |
| RedShelf Voiceover Safari macOS 10.14 | PASS | Yes, we can get to the Summary and expand the Details, and the the focus is correct when we expand the details here. It stays where it should. |
| RedShelf NVDA Chrome Windows | PASS | |
| RedShelf Jaws Chrome Windows | PASS | |
| RedShelf Voiceover iOS | PASS | The details element can be expanded and collapsed, the text inside including table is read properly. However, on activating the details element, Voiceover focus tends to jump to other part of the page. |
| RedShelf TalkBack Android | PASS | The details element can be expanded. The description can be read including the table. Sometimes the Talkback focus jumps to top of document when the details element is expanded or collapsed. |
| Texthelp ePub Reader Edge Windows | PASS | Workes as expected. The extended description is not displayed until the details are expanded. |
| Thorium Reader Windows | PASS | The details element is displayed as expected. |
| Thorium Reader macOS | PASS | Able to expand and collapse the summary/details and see the extended description. Read Now: Fails to read unless you click into the expanded details. |
| Thorium Reader Voiceover macOS | FAIL | The contents of the extended description did appear in the details and now the focus stays on the summary element and correctly informs the user that it is now expanded. Closing the details did keep the focus on the summary element as expected. However when I moved into this details and got to the table it informed me correctly this Table had 4 columns and 5 rows however moving through the table had Voice Over jumping all around the table and skipping some of the columns and rows. (This same issue was observed in Thorium 1.7.3) |
| Thorium Reader NVDA Windows | PASS | The HTML details element expands and collapses as expected. All content can be read using reading functions, e.g. the table reading reading mode is available. |
| Thorium Reader Jaws Windows | PASS | The details element expands and collapses as expected. other reading features available. |
| Thorium Reader (German) Jaws Windows | PASS | The extended description presented within the details element is accessible. |
| Thorium Reader [Spanish] NVDA Windows | PASS | La descripción aparece en un botón que se puede expandir o contraer. |
| Vanilla Reader NVDA Chrome Windows | PASS | |
| Voice Dream Reader Voiceover iOS | PASS | The details element can be expanded. The description is read by Voiceover. The table is correctly presented. |
| Voice Dream Reader (German) Voiceover iOS | PASS | I could read the extended description within the details element. |