Bookshelf by VitalSource
- Reading System Bookshelf
- Vendor VitalSource
- OS: Windows
- Tested with Braille: No
- Tested with Screenreader: No
- Input type: Keyboard
Results for Visual Adjustments: 100%
Last updated: 20 January 2022
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
Bookshelf 9.3.2 It is possible to change colors, fonts and spacing. The read aloud feature includes a visual highlight with automatic scrolling, and reading speed control. In addition to the features covered in the tests, it can be noted that the margin and line height can each be adjusted between three different options. There is also a provision to reset to the publisher defaults if something does not look right.
| 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 Show reader options button is labelled Aa. This provides for four options of Text Size. |
| visual-110 | Change background and foreground color | Change background and foreground colour (May be through reading system feature or through OS settings). | Pass | The Show reader options button is labelled Aa. This provides for three modes, day (black text on a white background), night (white text on a black background), Sepia (black text on a pale brown background) and Cyan (black text on a pale blue background). |
| 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 | The screen brightness can be altered through display hardware, or via the Windows 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. | Pass | Some panel backgrounds remain unchanged, but the main content and dialog items reflect the high contrast setting. |
| 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 with Windows magnifier, or third party assistive products. |
| visual-510 | Change Font | Choose from a selection of fonts, including sans-serif and serif options. | Pass | The Show reader options button is labelled Aa. The dialog provides the ability to select from a variety of fonts, include serif, sans serif and Open Dyslexic. |
| visual-610 | Support for SVG | Check if a image is displayed below this paragraph. This image is in SVG format. | Pass | The SVG image is displayed. |
| visual-710 | Enlarge SVG image | Check if the image given in the previous test can be enlarged. | Pass | The image can be enlarged using the magnification feature of the OS. No feature is provided to change the size of the displayed SVG image within the app itself. |
Results for Read Aloud: 87.5%
Last updated: 1 July 2024
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
Bookshelf 9.3.2 The read aloud feature includes a visual highlight with automatic scrolling, and reading speed control.
| 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 | 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. |
| 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 reading works as expected. There are also controls to skip back and forward. |
| 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 | Reading continues beyond the bottom of the current screen, and the display scrolls automatically. |
| 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-410 | Change Read Aloud reading speed | It should be possible to adjust (increase/decrease) the speed of reading. | Pass | The read aloud control window includes a slider for reading 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 aloud 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. | Pass | A yellow highlight emphasizes the currently spoken paragraph. |
| 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 | The visual highlighting cannot be customized or turned off. |
Results for Extended Descriptions: 50%
Last updated: 20 January 2022
Test book used: Accessibility Tests Extended Descriptions, version 1.1.1 .
Summary
Bookshelf 9.3.2
| 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. | Fail | The extended description in the details element is displayed at all times, it cannot be collapsed as intended. |
| 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 | The links are displayed as expected, and Thorium displays the extended description and visually returns to the correct place in the publication as expected. |