JAWS is not narrating the output information generated in terminal window.

[Saiteja341]

Windows Terminal version

1.18.3181.0

Windows build number

26020.1000

Other Software

Test Environment: OS: Windows 11 Version 23H2 (OS Build 26020.1000) App: Windows Terminal Preview Screen Reader: Jaws

Steps to reproduce

1.Open Windows Terminal. 2.Turn on Jaws. 3.Now give any command Ex: Hostname & press enter. 4.output will be generated in the window. 5.Observe whether screen reader is narrating the output information or not.

Observation with NVDA & Narrator: Issue don't repro with NVDA & Narrator.

User Experience: People with visual impairments who rely on the screen readers will not know the information of generated output, if screen reader don't narrate the output information.

Guideline link: https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG21/#info-and-relationships

Attachment: JAWS is not narrating output information..zip

Expected Behavior

Screen reader should narrate the output information upon pressing enter after giving the command.

Actual Behavior

Screen reader is staying silent & not narrating any information regarding the output generated in the window.

[zadjii-msft]

@carlos-zamora Any idea if we were tracking this before? This sounds familiar, but also, I'm not sure what we would have done to break JAWS

[zadjii-msft]

@Saiteja341 Which version of JAWS are you using? IIRC this was fixed in an earlier version of JAWS, but if it's regressed, that would be good to know!

[Bekreth]

I'm having this issue as well. I've been building a CLI for a user that uses JAWS and everything was working fine with Windows 10/JAWS 2022. We just upgraded their machine and JAWS now only reads out key strokes and nothing that is printed to the terminal. Our system versions are as listed below:

JAWS version : 2024.2312.53 Windows version : 22H2 22621.3007

Is it known yet whether this issue stems from JAWS or from the Window?

[Bekreth]

I was able to solve this problem upgrading JAWS to 2024.2403.3