Single test results: TTS allows pause for headings, paragraphs, list items, etc (reading-510)
The following represents how well each Testing Environment (Reading System or Reading System + Assistive Technology combination) performed on a single test, reading-510, which appears in the Non-visual Reading test book.
This test currently has a 87.23% pass rate.
| Testing Environment | TTS allows pause for headings, paragraphs, list items, etc ( reading-510) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Azardi NVDA Windows | PASS | |
| BoinIT Viewer [Korean] NVDA Chrome Windows | PASS | It is possible to play/pause with ctrl+space, and turn on the 'Title notification' function in the setting menu to output headings and paragraphs by voice. |
| BoinIT Viewer [Korean] Sens Reader Chrome Windows | PASS | It is possible to play/pause with ctrl+space, and turn on the 'Title notification' function in the setting menu to output headings and paragraphs by voice. |
| Books Voiceover iOS | PASS | |
| Bookshare Reader NVDA Chrome Windows | PASS | |
| Bookshelf Voiceover iOS | PASS | Headings aren't reported in continued reading. |
| Bookshelf Voiceover Safari macOS | PASS | |
| Bookshelf JAWS 2020 Chrome Windows | PASS | |
| Bookshelf NVDA Firefox 62+ Windows | PASS | |
| Bookshelf JAWS 2020 Firefox 62+ Windows | PASS | |
| Bookshelf TalkBack Android | PASS | Works as expected. |
| Bookshelf NVDA Windows | PASS | |
| Bookshelf NVDA Chrome Windows | PASS | |
| Bookworm NVDA Windows | PASS | Works as expected. |
| Clusive NVDA Windows | PASS | Worked as expected. |
| Colibrio Reader TalkBack Android | PASS | The text was read with appropriate pauses and phrasing. Headings and lists are announced. |
| Colibrio Reader NVDA Chrome Windows | PASS | The normal HTML reading is available. Headings, list items, etc are identified by NVDA. |
| Digital Editions Voiceover iOS 12 | PASS | |
| 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 | All screen reader table navigation works as expected. |
| EBSCO Reader Jaws Chrome Windows | PASS | Works as expected. |
| EasyReader Voiceover iOS | PASS | Headings are not reported in continued reading. |
| EasyReader Jaws Windows 11 | PASS | Works as expected. |
| EasyReader TalkBack Android | FAIL | Breaks between sentences are not recognized. Some issues are seen due to which each piece of text is read more than once. |
| EasyReader (German) TalkBack Android | FAIL | TalkBack doesn‘t allow sufficient pauses for headings. Maybe it also depends on the chosen voice. When using the braille device, the formatting for headings is even less appropriate. |
| EasyReader (German) Voiceover iOS | PASS | The heading is read aloud separately. Sentences with a comma are read aloud separately too. Same applies for the list entries. |
| Fulcrum Online NVDA Chrome Windows | PASS | Works as expected. |
| Kindle TalkBack Android | PASS | There are pauses after reading paragraphs. |
| Kindle Voiceover iOS | FAIL | There is not enough pause and it is not possible to distinguish between normal text, lists and headings. |
| Kindle NVDA Windows | FAIL | Headings cannot be distinguished as there is no pause after it. Punctuations are identified by NVDA and there is sufficient pause at end of sentences. |
| Kortext NVDA Chrome Windows | PASS | The different content items are read as expected. |
| Play Books Voiceover iOS | PASS | |
| Play Books TalkBack Android | PASS | |
| RedShelf Voiceover Safari macOS 10.14 | PASS | |
| RedShelf NVDA Chrome Windows | PASS | |
| RedShelf Jaws Chrome Windows | PASS | |
| RedShelf Voiceover iOS | PASS | Works as expected. |
| RedShelf TalkBack Android | PASS | Works as expected. |
| Simply Reading TalkBack Android | PASS | |
| Thorium Reader NVDA Windows | PASS | |
| Thorium Reader Jaws Windows | PASS | The reading was correct as in other content and applications, such as a web page. |
| Thorium Reader (German) Jaws Windows | PASS | When using Jaws the screen reader announces the heading and also emphasizes the punctuation correctly. However, the TTS emphasizes vaguely and pauses sometimes too long. When using a braille device, the punctuation is perceptible and headings are underlined. |
| Thorium Reader [Spanish] NVDA Windows | PASS | |
| Vanilla Reader NVDA Chrome Windows | PASS | All punctuation marks and differences in paragraphs are identified by Jaws. |
| Voice Dream Reader Voiceover iOS | PASS | |
| Voice Dream Reader (German) Voiceover iOS | PASS | VoiceOver allows sufficient pauses for headings, paragraphs and so on. When using a braille device the formatting is not suitable for distinguishing between different content elements. |