FreedomScientific
textarea - no announcement of maxlength
Summary
JAWS doesn't stops announcing typed characters after max length of text area was reached.
Example:
- Put html example fragment into any html page. Open it in browser
- Navigate into the textarea
- type more characters then is maxlength
- keep typing even you will hit maxlenght
Expected result
It is up to reader to consider what is the best. At least JAWS could stops narrating characters as they are typed. (at least it is what voiceOver does when max length is reached)
Actual result
JAWS continues to narrate characters as they are typed. There is no way for the user to know that the characters are being discarded.
Example
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`Additional Information
JAWS version and build number
2019.1907.42
Operating System and version
OS10
Browser and version:
Chrome 76
The problem occurs not only with textarea, but also with input type=text (and also with other browsers).
This continues to be an issue in JAWS23. Can we find out when it will be addressed?
We have tried to address this one a couple of times and not come up with a satisfactory implementation. Maybe not echoing chars would be better than nothing.
Hello Team, Is JAWS team working on this bug as it's been move to triaged status?
- If you can share in which release we are expecting this issue would addressed in JAWS.
- Also, would be it fixed for other types of input like input[type='text'] ?
Hi, We do have a fix for this in our internal builds. I think it will be in the July release of JAWS depending on testing. We are generically looking for the maxlength attribute so any field that supports this should work.
Hi @BrettLewisVispero - Can you please provide an update on this item and whether it will be remediated in the July release? Lots of eyes on this one! TY!
Yes, this should be available in the July update for Chrome. We are not able to access the maxlength attribute in Firefox.
That is fantastic news! Can you please confirm the release date for me? We plan to do validation testing here at Salesforce ASAP after the feature is live. TY!!
@BrettLewisVispero we are also keeping a close eye on this, any update on that release date? Is this update based on a Chrome release? OR a JAWS Release?
The just released July JAWS update should have the maxlength support in Chrome. Please let me know if it isn't working for some reason.