Kortext by Kortext Ltd
- Reading System Kortext
- Vendor Kortext Ltd
- OS: Windows
- Tested with Braille: No
- Tested with Screenreader: No
- Input type: Keyboard
Results for Visual Adjustments: 87.5%
Last updated: 5 December 2023
Test book used: Fundamental Accessibility Tests: Visual Adjustments, version 1.0.0 . These results are based on an older test book revision. A newer version of Visual Adjustments is available.
These tests were done by Richard Orme.
Summary
Tested Kortext 2.6.4 on Windows 11. Selecting high contrast mode caused the app to crash on the evaluation machine.
| Test ID | Name | Description | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| visual-010 | Change font size | Use the controls available in the application or else in the operating system to change (increase/decrease) the size of the font. The font size change should apply uniformly on all the book content including the Table of Contents, Footnotes, Page List, Notes and Bookmarks. | Pass | The text size can be changed via a button on the top status bar shown as a smaller and larger capital T. It is also possible with the keyboard using ctrl - and =. Pinch and spread on touch screen is not supported. Pinch and spread on the trackpad effects a zoom without reflow. |
| visual-110 | Change background and foreground color | Change background and foreground colour (May be through reading system feature or through OS settings). | Pass | Three different color themes are supported via a button on the top status bar shown as a smaller and larger capital T. These are normal, night and sepia. |
| visual-210 | Change brightness | Use the controls available in the application or else in the operating system to change (increase/decrease) the screen brightness. | Pass | Not supported directly by the app, but this can be achieved using the OS control panel. |
| visual-310 | Apply high contrast system configuration | The reading system interface and book content except images should respect the high contrast mode (invert colors) if present in the Operating System. | Fail | The app crashed on the evaluation machine when Night Sky theme was selected in the Windows control panel. |
| visual-410 | Magnify the User Interface(UI) | Use the controls available in the application or else in the operating system to magnify the Reading System screen. All aspects of the User Interface such as Menus, Pop-up Windows, Dialog Boxes and Search Box should get magnified uniformly. | Pass | This can be achieved using the Windows magnifier or a third party screen magnification app. |
| visual-510 | Change Font | Choose from a selection of fonts, including sans-serif and serif options. | Pass | This can be done via a button on the top status bar shown as a smaller and larger capital T. Seven different serif and sans serif fonts are offered in addition to the publisher default. |
| visual-610 | Support for SVG | Check if a image is displayed below this paragraph. This image is in SVG format. | Pass | The grey circle is displayed as expected. |
| visual-710 | Enlarge SVG image | Check if the image given in the previous test can be enlarged. | Pass | The image can be placed in a image viewer with a double tap. It can then be zoomed and panned. The SVG image appears to suffer from degradation when zoomed. |
Results for Read Aloud: 62.5%
Last updated: 5 December 2023
Test book used: Fundamental Accessibility Tests: Read Aloud, version 1.0.0 . These results are based on an older test book revision. A newer version of Read Aloud is available.
These tests were done by Richard Orme.
Summary
The user is unable to determine the read aloud start position.
| Test ID | Name | Description | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ReadAloud-010 | The content can be read aloud | Focus on the beginning of a paragraph or a sentence and initiate reading with text-to-speech using a feature of the reading system. | Fail | The read aloud can be initiated using the button on the top status bar. The reading start position is from the first displayed paragraph, it is not possible to select a starting position within the page. |
| ReadAloud-110 | Stop and resume reading | Initiate reading from any point in the book. Stop Read Aloud and note the last read position. Initiate reading again using the Read Aloud feature and check if reading starts at the last read location. | Pass | Pause and resume works as expected. |
| ReadAloud-210 | The Read Aloud feature should continue until interrupted by the user | The Read Aloud feature should continue until interrupted by the user, keeping the text being spoken in view. | Pass | The readaloud continues, and the text being spoken is not kept in view. |
| ReadAloud-310 | All text should be read in the proper order | Sample text has been provided below to test the reading order. The Paragraph 2 should be read after Paragraph 1 by the Read Aloud feature. Note that visually Paragraph 2 is placed to the left of Paragraph 1 but it is second in the reading order. | Pass | The paragraphs are read in the correct order. |
| ReadAloud-410 | Change Read Aloud reading speed | It should be possible to adjust (increase/decrease) the speed of reading. | Pass | A cog in the read aloud panel allows for changing the voice and speed. |
| ReadAloud-510 | Text to Speech handles punctuations and document structure appropriately | When Read Aloud is activated, there should be slight pauses after headings, list items etc., rather than reading as if it is one continuous section of text. | Pass | The text is read as expected. |
| ReadAloud-610 | Text is emphasised as it is spoken by read aloud | Check if the Text is emphasised as it is spoken by read aloud. | Fail | There is no visual emphasis of the text being read. |
| ReadAloud-710 | The emphasis or highlight colour can be changed | Activate Read Aloud feature as described in the previous test. Change the colour of emphasis or visual highlight of the text being read aloud using any feature available in the reading system or the operating system. The users should have a choice of different colours for text highlighting. | Fail | There is no visual emphasis of the text being read. |