Footnote Reading (reading-420)
Below are all the published results for the test reading-420, which appears in Non-visual Reading (2.0.0).
This test currently has a 42.50% pass rate.
This test is new or changed from the previous revision.
| Testing Environment | Footnote Reading ( reading-420) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Atypon NVDA Chrome Windows | FAIL | NVDA is not able to move to the footnote link using Tab key. It is not identified as a footnote but as a hyperlink. Using Word navigation, NVDA focus can be taken to the footnote reference link an don activating it, th efocus moves to the desired Fotnote description heading. The back link works. |
| BoinIT Viewer [Korean] NVDA Chrome Windows | PASS | Link and backlink work as expected with Alt + M key. |
| BoinIT Viewer [Korean] Sens Reader Chrome Windows | PASS | Link and backlink work as expected with Alt + M key. |
| BoinIT Viewer [Korean] Chrome Windows | PASS | Link and backlink work as expected with Alt + M key. |
| Books Voiceover iOS | PASS | In the Apple Books app, when clicking on a footnote, a 'Return to note reference' text appears on the screen. However, clicking on it does not seem to work. Instead, there is a 'Dismiss popup' button in the top right corner that functions correctly |
| Books Voiceover macOS | FAIL | Just says 1 - Link. selecting it pops up dialog box which announces "In book content - Heading". Moving in this you just here "Heading" and then "link comma" no text is spoken trying to move around in this dialog box. trying to activate the link fails, only escape exits the dialog returning to main content, but you need to re-enter the book content, surprisingly you stay at the link location. |
| Bookshare Reader NVDA Chrome Windows | FAIL | The link to the footnote was announced, but it could not be activated. By arrowing down, the footnote could be read, but the backlink did not bring you back to the location. |
| Bookshelf Voiceover iOS | PASS | The foot note link is taking user to footnote area and return link is working as expected. |
| Bookshelf NVDA Chrome Windows | PASS | The move to footnote works fine. The backlink takes you to the appropriate location. |
| Bookshelf TalkBack Android | PASS | Works as expected. |
| Bookshelf NVDA Windows | FAIL | When I followed the link, I was not taken to the footnote. |
| Colibrio Reader TalkBack Android | FAIL | On activating the reference link, Talkback focus does not move to the footnote text. The return link also does not bring Talkback foocus to reference link. |
| EBSCO Reader NVDA Chrome Windows | PASS | The footnote is announced as "link 1", and the return link is announced as "link [return to note reference 1 about Chief Joseph]". When using the arrow keys the return link is announced as "footnote link [return to note reference 1 about Chief Joseph]". |
| EBSCO Reader Jaws Chrome Windows | PASS | Works as expected. |
| EBSCO Reader NVDA Edge Windows | PASS | This works as expected. The initial link leading to the footnote is announced "link 1", and the return link is announced "link Return to note reference 1 about Chief Joseph". When navigating from above the footnote itself with the arrow keys, The link is announced "footnote link Return to note reference 1 about Chief Joseph". |
| EVO E10 Proprietary | FAIL | |
| EasyReader Voiceover iOS | FAIL | The footnote reference is announced as #ft2f 1 link. When tapped, the focus does not move to the footnote description area. |
| EasyReader Jaws Windows 11 | FAIL | The footnote reference is announced as #ft2f 1 link. When pressed enter, the focus does not move to the footnote description area. |
| EasyReader TalkBack Android | FAIL | The footnote reference link is not properly read by Talkback, it is read as 'hash link' . On tapping it, the focus does not move to the Footnote description |
| EasyReader NVDA Windows | FAIL | On pressing Enter on the footnote reference link the focus does not move to the footnote |
| ElevenLabs Reader iOS | FAIL | |
| ElevenLabs Reader TalkBack Android | FAIL | |
| Kindle TalkBack Android | FAIL | While using TalkBack, it is impossible to select the footnote link, even with TalkBack gestures. When TalkBack is off, clicking the footnote link causes a pop-up to appear, but only the 'Return to footnote' link is visible. The user has to press a 'View all footnotes' button to access the footnote |
| Kindle Voiceover iOS | PASS | working as expected. |
| Kindle NVDA Windows | FAIL | The footnote link does not work and screen reader focus is not moving to the footnote text |
| Kobo Jaws Chrome Windows | FAIL | The focus goes to the footnote link, but it does not announce the link as a footnote. Additionally, nothing happens when clicking on it with either the mouse or keyboard; the footnote does not open. |
| Kobo Voiceover iOS | FAIL | When the focus lands on the footnote link and the user double-taps it, nothing happens, and the focus remains on the link. However, using the back link from the footnote works fine. |
| Kobo TalkBack Android | FAIL | TalkBack doesn't announce the footnote link as a link. When clicking on the footnote link, Nothing is happening. |
| Play Books Voiceover iOS | FAIL | Footnote reference link can be activated but Voiceover does not directly read the footnote description. On using back link, it reads from top of page. Return link is not working instead there is a close button which is working as it should be. |
| Play Books TalkBack Android | FAIL | Footnote reference link can be activated but Talkback does not directly read the footnote description. On using back link, it reads from top of page. |
| RedShelf NVDA Chrome Windows | FAIL | Upon clicking the footnote link, the visual page changes, and the footnote paragraph is placed at the top, but screen reader focus remains on the footnote link. The same issue occurs with the return link. |
| RedShelf Voiceover iOS | PASS | Clicking on the footnote link makes the footnote area appear on the screen, but the focus does not shift to that area. Upon clicking the footnote link a second time, the footnote area appears at the top of the screen, allowing the user to explore and read the footnote using one finger. |
| RedShelf TalkBack Android | PASS | Upon clicking on the footnote, the page changes, but the user has to swipe to the top of the screen to start from the desired location. |
| Speech Central AI Voice Reader 13.6.0 TalkBack Android | FAIL | The footnote link does not appear as a clickable link, and the footnote paragraph is placed under the paragraph containing the footnote link. |
| Thorium Reader 3 NVDA Windows | PASS | The footnote appears in a pop-up which can be closed by pressing Escape key. The focus then returns to the footnote reference link. |
| Thorium Reader 3 Jaws Windows | PASS | Press Escape to close the pop-up and return to footnote reference link |
| Thorium Reader 3 [Spanish] NVDA Windows | PASS | La presencia de la nota se indica mediante un enlace. Al activarlo se abre un diálogo con el contenido de la nota. Al cerrar el diálogo con Escape se regresa a la posición de lectura donde se encuentra la nota. |
| Vanilla Reader NVDA Chrome Windows | PASS | The footnote focus lands on the "Return" link, and after it reads the paragraph, the focus should land on the paragraph. When returning to the link, it lands on the [1] link, thus the result is passing. |
| Victor Stream 2 proprietary | FAIL | |
| Voice Dream Reader Voiceover iOS | FAIL | The footnote link and return links are not marked as links but appear as normal text |