Single test results: Navigate to chapters through the Table of Contents (nav-010)
The following represents how well each Testing Environment (Reading System or Reading System + Assistive Technology combination) performed on a single test, nav-010, which appears in the Basic Functionality test book.
This test currently has a 68.63% pass rate.
| Testing Environment | Navigate to chapters through the Table of Contents ( nav-010) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Azardi NVDA Windows | FAIL | The cursor is placed in the window containing the corresponding document, not in the desired subsection. |
| BoinIT Viewer [Korean] NVDA Chrome Windows | PASS | Navigate to chapter titles and locations in the table of contents precisely |
| BoinIT Viewer [Korean] Sens Reader Chrome Windows | PASS | Navigate to chapter titles and locations in the table of contents precisely |
| BoinIT Viewer [Korean] Chrome Windows | PASS | Navigate to chapter titles and locations in the table of contents precisely |
| Books macOS | PASS | |
| Books Voiceover iOS | PASS | The Voiceover reading starts from top of the screen containing the selected section/sub-section. Voiceover focus does not precisely move to the section selected in the TOC. |
| Bookshare Reader NVDA Chrome Windows | FAIL | There has been a regression. Now selecting a sub-topic takes me to the correct chapter, and the screen reader starts to read correctly, but pressing any key moves you to the beginning of the chapter. |
| Bookshare Reader NVDA Edge Windows | FAIL | |
| Bookshelf Voiceover iOS | PASS | The functionality can be improved. After tapping on a TOC item, the TOC panel remains open. TVoiceover focus does not automatically move to the desired heading. The TOC panel needs to be closed manually and then the desired heading can be located at top of screen. |
| Bookshelf Voiceover Safari macOS | PASS | Selecting a sub-section from the TOC places the user on that section in the book. |
| Bookshelf JAWS 2020 Chrome Windows | PASS | Technically, this test fails, but I marked it as pass, because it does take you to the chapter, but not the exact section. We filed this as an issue with Jaws. When you go to a sub-section, i.e. not the first heading in the chapter, you are taken there, but Jaws will then jump you to the top of the file as soon as you hit any key. We also have a video associated with this issue. |
| Bookshelf NVDA Firefox 62+ Windows | PASS | |
| Bookshelf JAWS 2020 Firefox 62+ Windows | PASS | |
| Bookshelf TalkBack Android | PASS | The TOC remains open after tapping on an item. It needs to be closed manually with two finger right to left swipe. This function can be improved. After selecting a TOC item, use "explore by touch" from top of screen to read the desired section name and start reading from there. |
| Bookshelf NVDA Windows | FAIL | On selecting a TOC item, the NVDA focus does not move to correct location. |
| Bookshelf NVDA Chrome Windows | PASS | I expand the button and navigate to a heading in the chapter. Pressing enter takes me to the proper location. |
| Bookworm NVDA Windows | PASS | Select the section with up or down arrow key and press enter. Then press tab to move to book content and start reading from selected section. |
| Clusive NVDA Windows | PASS | The navigation from the Table of contents works as expected. You are placed in the correct location. |
| Colibrio Reader TalkBack Android | FAIL | When a sub-section is selected, Talkback focus does not move to it. Reading can be started only from beginning of the screen containing the desired section. |
| Colibrio Reader NVDA Chrome Windows | PASS | Colibrio has a screen reader setting, ALT + Z, which places you in a scroll view, much better for Assistive Technology. Also ALT + X escapes out of dialogues that may be a problem. The go to a heading from the TOC works fine. |
| Digital Editions Voiceover iOS 12 | FAIL | The Voiceover focus does not move to the section selected in TOC. It is difficult to bring the focus to the selection which is displayed on the screen. |
| Digital Editions TalkBack Android 9 | FAIL | No Talkback support |
| Digital Editions JAWS 18 Windows | FAIL | The application mostly stops responding. |
| EBSCO Reader JAWS 2020 Chrome Windows | PASS | The screen reader focus lands at the desired location after selecting a topic in TOC. |
| EBSCO Reader Jaws Chrome Windows | PASS | On pressing Enter on a TOC item, the Screen Reader focus moves to the correct location and reading starts. |
| EasyReader Voiceover iOS | PASS | Double tap on Book navigation at bottom left of the screen, select Headings and double tap on the desired section. |
| EasyReader Jaws Windows 11 | PASS | Press Ctrl + H to open headings list. Press Enter on desired heading. Screen Reader focus moves to correct location. |
| EasyReader TalkBack Android | PASS | The item selected in TOC is placed at the top of screen. Reading from that section can be started by exploring the screen from top with Talkback. |
| EasyReader (German) TalkBack Android | PASS | After selecting a TOC item, user needs to explore the screen downwards from top to start reading from desired location. On using left/right swipe gestures, the Talkback focus jumps to top of chapter. |
| EasyReader (German) Voiceover iOS | PASS | Through the TOC you can navigate by headings, pages or bookmarks. By selecting a specific chapter, the focus has moved to the desired section of the book. |
| Kindle TalkBack Android | PASS | The desired section is placed on the top of screen. Hence Talkback reading can be started from the correct position. |
| Kindle Voiceover iOS | PASS | On selecting an item in TOC, selected heading is placed near the top of screen. Hence reading can be started relatively easily from the desired heading. |
| Kindle NVDA Windows | FAIL | The NVDA focus does not land on desired location after choosing a TOC item. |
| Kortext NVDA Chrome Windows | FAIL | On clicking an item in TOC, the focus does not move to the desired spot. NVDA focus remains in the TOC and on pressing TAB, the next TOC item is read. On switching to browse mode, NVDA reads the book content from the beginning and not from desired section. |
| Kurzweil 3000 macOS | FAIL | After selecting an item from the TOC drop down list the view does not change location. |
| Play Books Voiceover iOS | FAIL | After selecting a TOC item, Voiceover focus does not move to the desired location. Voiceover reading cannot be started from anywhere near the selected section. |
| Play Books TalkBack Android | FAIL | After selecting a TOC item, the page preview is shown. It is not possible to start Talkback reading from the desired section. |
| RedShelf Voiceover Safari macOS 10.14 | PASS | Able to select a sub-section of a chapter and user focus is placed on the selected section in the book. |
| RedShelf NVDA Chrome Windows | FAIL | I can follow the link to a sub-section, but it takes me to the top of the chapter, not the exact location. This issue of linking to the correct location is a major issu using Chrome..to the section, but |
| RedShelf Jaws Chrome Windows | FAIL | You can select a subsection, but you are taken to the top of the file instead of the exact location. |
| RedShelf Voiceover iOS | PASS | On selecting an item in TOC, the desired section is placed at top of screen. To start reading from that position, Voiceover user must use the one finger explore by touch technique. Slide one finger from top of screen downwards till book content is read. Now continuous reading can be started. On using the regular navigation gestures, Voiceover focus jumps to top of Chapter/html file. |
| RedShelf TalkBack Android | PASS | On tapping a TOC item, the Talkback focus moves to the menu button in the reader screen. Drag one finger downwards from top of screen to read from the desired section which is placed at the top of screen. |
| Simply Reading TalkBack Android | PASS | |
| Texthelp ePub Reader Edge Windows | PASS | The ‘hamburger’ button in the top left can be used to expose the table of contents. The chapter headings are shown in a vertical list, and clicking on them quickly moves to the relevant position in the book. |
| Thorium Reader NVDA Windows | PASS | The navigation from the table of contents to a heading in a chapter works as expected. You are placed at the correct location. |
| Thorium Reader Jaws Windows | PASS | The navigation to the heading in the chapter is working properly. |
| Thorium Reader (German) Jaws Windows | FAIL | The navigation by means of the TOC doesn’t work. When selecting a section by using the enter-buttom the focus doesn’t lay on the desired location but above the main content frame. |
| Thorium Reader [Spanish] NVDA Windows | PASS | |
| Vanilla Reader NVDA Chrome Windows | PASS | On activating the TOC item, the Jaws focus does go to the desired heading and reading can be started from that position. The Jaws cursor should be in auto mode. |
| Voice Dream Reader Voiceover iOS | PASS | On selecting a TOC item, TTS starts reading the text. User needs to stop it. The chosen heading is placed at top of screen. Using explore by touch method downwards from top of screen, reading with Voiceover can be started from correct location,. |
| Voice Dream Reader (German) Voiceover iOS | PASS | When selecting a chapter within the TOC, VoiceOver starts to read from the correct position. |