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 55.26% 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. |
| 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 | |
| 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. |
| Colibrio Reader TalkBack Android | FAIL | The back link does not bring focus to the footnote reference link |
| Colibrio Reader TalkBack Android | PASS | |
| Colibrio Reader NVDA Chrome Windows | PASS | |
| 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". |
| EasyReader Windows | FAIL | On pressing Enter on the footnote reference link the focus does not move to the footnote |
| 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 |
| 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 | FAIL | When pressing a footnote link, the page loads correctly; however, the reader's focus goes to the top of the page rather than the footnote itself. Upon clicking the return link, the same thing happens—the focus does not land on the footnote link but instead goes to the top of the page. Further, locating the footnote link is not straight forward because hyperlink navigation is not available. |
| Kindle NVDA Windows | FAIL | Press "k" to move to footnote link which is identified correctly by NVDA. However, Tab key cannot be used to move to the link. Press Enter. On activating links, NVDA focus moves to top of screen/page and not to the exact location |
| 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, the page changes, but the focus does not land anywhere. The same issue occurs with the back link. When the font is small, the [1] link and return links are on the same page, and in that case, nothing happens when clicking on either link. |
| Lithium: EPUB Reader 0.24.5.1 TalkBack Android | FAIL | Upon clicking the footnote link, a pop-up appears and focus shifts to it correctly. However, when clicking the return link, focus shifts to the top of the page instead of back to the [1] link. |
| Play Books Voiceover iOS | FAIL | |
| 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 | PASS | |
| RedShelf TalkBack Android | PASS | |
| 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 3 Jaws Windows | PASS | You find the footnote link and can go to it. ESC returns you to the original location. |
| Thorium 3 Voiceover macOS | PASS | Back reference was removed as escape bring you back to the original position. |
| Thorium Reader 2 Voiceover macOS | PASS | Link to the note was announced as "Note Reference" "Foot Note" was not announced. Backlink was announced correctly. Use of either the backlink or pressing the escape out of the popup dialog brings you back to the original location. |
| 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 Chrome 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. |