Thorium 3 by EDRLab
- Reading System Thorium 3
- Vendor EDRLab
- OS: macOS
- Tested with Braille: No
- Tested with Screenreader: No
- Input type: Keyboard
Results for Extended Descriptions: 100%
Last updated: 5 July 2024
Test book used: Accessibility Tests Extended Descriptions, version 1.1.1 .
Summary
Testing on a MacOS Ventura 13.5.1 Thorium Reader 3.0.0
| Test ID | Name | Description | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| extdescription-010 | Detection and Utilization of HTML Details and Summary elements | Check if you can use HTML details and summary successfully and read the extended description contained in it. | Pass | You can click the Summary to expand the details ONLY if you do not have Read Aloud turned on otherwise it just starts / stops reading when you try to expand / collapse the details. Read Aloud will only speak both the summary and details if expanded. If the details are collapsed not even the summary is read. |
| extdescription-020 | Technique for linking to a single extended description placed in a separate HTML file via text hyperlinks | Check if activating the hyperlink placed under the image takes you to a separate HTML file with extended descriptions, and the back link there brings you back to the image. | Pass | Clicking on the link brings you to the extended description. Clicking on the back link brings you back to where you were visually although if you click on the "Read Aloud" feature it starts reading from the beginning of the page not at where you were. If you are using Read aloud it ends at the Link to the extended description but you can't press enter or spacebar you must click on the link. Then the extended description starts to read automatically which is excepted, but again clicking on the back link brings you back to the original location except it starts reading from the top of the page again. |
Results for Mathematics: 100%
Last updated: 5 July 2024
Test book used: Accessibility Tests Mathematics, version 1.1.1 .
Summary
Testing on a MacOS Ventura 13.5.1 Thorium Reader 3.0.0
| Test ID | Name | Description | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| mathml-010 | Navigating block MathML with assistive technology and other technologies | The test checks if block MathML works with assistive technology and related technologies. | Pass | MathML is displayed and "mathml alt text" is read via Read Aloud no matter if MathJax is on/off. |
| mathml-020 | Navigating inline MathML with assistive technology and other technologies | The test checks if inline MathML works with assistive technology and related technologies. | Pass | MathML is displayed and "mathml alt text" is read via Read Aloud no matter if MathJax is on/off. |
| math-image-030 | Navigating Block Math images followed by Summary/Details with MathML | The test checks if block MathML works with assistive technology and related technologies in a HTML Summary/Details as an option to get at the native MathML. | Pass | Only when the Summary / Details is expanded is that spoken correctly same results where Image alt text or MathML alt text is spoken no matter what the MathJax setting is. |
| math-image-040 | Navigating Inline Math images followed by commented out MathML | This test shows an inline math expression as an image with only alt-text describing the math equation. This is not ideal but if a publisher can not use raw mathML directly this is an option for reprocessing in the future. | Pass | Image's alt text spoken and commented out mathML not present as expected. |
Results for Read Aloud: 100%
Last updated: 5 July 2024
Test book used: Fundamental Accessibility Tests: Read Aloud, version 2.0.0 .
Summary
Testing on a MacOS Ventura 13.5.1 Thorium Reader 3.0.0
| 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. | Pass | |
| 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 | Restarting reading begins at beginning of current sentence previously being read. |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| ReadAloud-350 | Image alternate text reading | Ensure that the alternate text for the image can be announced. | Pass | |
| ReadAloud-400 | Change Read Aloud reading voice | It should be possible to choose from some different options the voice used for read aloud. | Pass | Clicking on the Headphone icon gives you various options to change the voice being used including multiple foreign languages. |
| ReadAloud-410 | Change Read Aloud reading speed | It should be possible to adjust (increase/decrease) the speed of reading. | Pass | Clicking on the Headphone icon allows you to increase the speed from 0.5x - 3.0x |
| ReadAloud-510 | Text to Speech handles punctuation 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 | |
| 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. | Pass | Yellow highlighting is present as each sentence is being read and individual words are underlined while they are spoken. |
Results for Visual Adjustments: 75%
Last updated: 2 August 2024
Test book used: Fundamental Accessibility Tests: Visual Adjustments, version 2.0.0 .
Summary
Testing on a MacOS Ventura 13.5.1 Thorium Reader 3.0.0
| 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 to all the book content including headings, regular paragraphs, list items, and the text content of tables. | Pass | |
| visual-110 | Change background and foreground color | Change background and foreground colour (May be through reading system feature or through OS settings). | Pass | 8 options now to change the foreground/background color via Themes An improvement would be to adjust font foreground/background color individually vs a theme. |
| 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 | |
| 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. | Pass | |
| 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, sidebars, pop-up windows, dialog boxes and search box should get magnified uniformly. | Fail | Unable to use Cmd + / - to zoom in/out |
| visual-510 | Change Font | Choose from a selection of fonts, including sans-serif and serif options. | Pass | Changing font size is achieved via settings/text/font size, then moving a slider control. The change is visible in the dimmed window behind the panel. Could not discover a keyboard shortcut to change the font size. A larger maximum size would be preferable to some users. Changing font size only affects Content, menus, settings, etc. stays at the same font size. There are 8 choices available: Default Old Style Modern Sans Humanist Readable (dys) Duospace Monospace There is a place where you can type in a font name not sure if it is working correctly would expect to see a list of choices available from your system. Forcing user to type in the font name is problematic. |
| visual-550 | Viewing MathML | The block and inline math expressions below are in the MathML format. Check if the math expressions inline and between the paragraphs are displayed correctly. Use the controls available in the application or else in the operating system to change (increase/decrease) the size of the font. Check if the math expressions also change size in proportion. Change background and foreground color (may be through reading system feature or through OS settings). Check if the math expressions reflect the changed color settings. | Pass | Results are the same if MathJax is on or off. Read Aloud speaks the "MathML alt text" description. Visually math looks correct. |
| visual-710 | Enlarge SVG Image | Check if this SVG format image displayed below this paragraph can be enlarged. | Fail | Unable to zoom in/out of SVG image |