FreedomScientific
Feature request: Indicate how many tabs are in the tablist
Summary
We have had feedback from a JAWs user that extra information regarding the tabs list would be useful: https://github.com/alphagov/govuk-frontend/issues/943
In other popular screen readers when interacting with tabs the user is given a summary of the amount of tabs in the tablist that they can interact with.
For example in VoiceOver: "Past day, selected, tab, 1 of 4 has keyboard focus"
There is a similar announcement for NVDA.
I have looked at https://freedomscientific.github.io/VFO-standards-support/aria.html#index-aria-tablist which seems to suggest that the tablist role has limited support, so for this reason I have marked this a feature request but please feel free to rename this issue if you think otherwise.
Expected result
A summary of the tabs available to interact with.
Actual result
Only the first tab is announced
Example
Additional Information
JAWS version and build number
JAWS 2017/2018
Operating System and version
Windows 7
Browser and version:
Internet Explorer 11
@RFischer-FS @ggordon-vispero @BrettLewisVispero any thoughts on this?
I just tested with JAWS 2024 and I hear 1 of 4 when tabbing into the tab list, arrowing into the tab list in the virtual buffer and when navigating with quick nav keys. This was on the authoring practices guide example. Is this not what you are getting?
@BrettLewisVispero thank you for your quick response. I tested the example, but it did not work for me. I’m using JAWS 2023. Is this something that was added in the latest version of JAWS?