The content can be read aloud (ReadAloud-010)
Below are all the published results for the test ReadAloud-010, which appears in Read Aloud (2.0.0).
This test currently has a 75.00% pass rate.
| Testing Environment | The content can be read aloud ( ReadAloud-010) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| BoinIT Viewer [Korean] NVDA Chrome Windows | PASS | working exptected. |
| BoinIT Viewer [Korean] Sens Reader Chrome Windows | PASS | working exptected. |
| BoinIT Viewer [Korean] Chrome Windows | PASS | working exptected. |
| Books iOS | PASS | In Settings / Accessibility / Spoken content, the Speech controller can be enabled. The speech controller offers Speak on Touch to announce the sentence that the user touches. Also Speak screen that starts at the beginning of the displayed content. |
| Books macOS | FAIL | A limited integrated read aloud feature is provided. In the context menu, select "Speech" and then "Start speaking". It is not possible to determine the start position, the speech begins from the top of the displayed page. |
| Bookshare Reader Safari macOS | PASS | |
| Bookshare Reader Chrome macOS | PASS | |
| Bookshelf iOS | PASS | The Show Read Aloud Dialog button is labelled with a speaker symbol. The control that appears offers play/pause, previous and next, settings and close. To exit Read Aloud select the button again. |
| Bookshelf Chrome Windows | PASS | The Show Read Aloud Dialog button is labelled with a speaker symbol. The control that appears offers play/pause, previous and next, settings and close. To exit Read Aloud select the button again. |
| Bookshelf Windows | PASS | At the bottom right of the window there is a speaker button labelled Show read aloud dialogue. The reading starts at the top of the currently displayed text. There are controls to move the reading position back and forwards. |
| Bookshelf macOS | PASS | At the bottom right of the window there is a speaker button labelled Show read aloud dialogue. The reading starts at the top of the currently displayed text, or the user can choose "Read from here". There are controls to move the reading position back and forwards. |
| Bookshelf Android | PASS | Read aloud starts from the top of the currently displayed text. It is possible to move quickly to further down the page using the forward button in the mini panel for read aloud. |
| Colibrio Reader Android | PASS | The main menu is invoked from the reading view by tapping in the middle of the display. In the revealed panel at the bottom of the screen is button with an ear logo. This places a highlight on the first item in view. It can be repositioned with the next and previous button. Read aloud can be started by pressing the Play button. |
| EasyReader Windows | PASS | Read aloud is started using the play button in the center of the top of the display. Alternatively, the space bar or F5 key can be used to play/pause. |
| EasyReader Android | PASS | |
| ElevenLabs Reader iOS | PASS | The starting position of the read aloud can be determined by selecting the position on screen. |
| Kindle Android | PASS | The read aloud feature is called Assistive Reader. It is enabled in the Aa menu, More, then turning on Assistive Reader. It is not possible for the user to determine where the read aloud begins, it always starts from the top of the displayed text. |
| Kindle iOS | FAIL | The read aloud feature is called Assistive Reader. It is enabled in the Aa menu, More, then turning on Assistive Reader. It is not possible for the user to determine where the read aloud begins, it always starts from the top of the displayed text. |
| Kindle Linux | NA | Kindle Paperwhite does not offer a read aloud feature. |
| Kindle Windows | FAIL | The read aloud feature is started via the menu Tools / Start text to speech, or with the shortcut key ctrl t. However, it is not possible for the user to determine where the reading begins, it is always from the top of the screen. |
| Kobo NVDA Windows | NA | No read aloud feature provided. |
| Kortext Windows | 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. It is possible to select part of the displayed content and have only that text read out. |
| Thorium Reader 3 Windows | PASS | The start position can be chosen by selecting some text on screen. Read aloud is started by selecting the speaker icon in the center at the top of the app. It is possible to adjust the settings to disable continuous read aloud (TTS). The text is then read one sentence at a time. |
| Thorium Reader 3 macOS | PASS | The start position can be chosen by selecting some text on screen. Read aloud is started by selecting the speaker icon in the center at the top of the app. It is possible to adjust the settings to disable continuous read aloud (TTS). The text is then read one sentence at a time. |