microsoft / microsoft/calculator

In Scan/Item mode, screen reader focus navigates to background hidden element 'Not busy...' progress bar while navigating from 'Convert From...' text to 'Main' landmark

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Area: Accessibility Area: User Experience Bug help wanted Pri: 2 triage approved
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Description

Repro Steps

  1. Launch Narrator.
  2. Launch Calculator app.
  3. Navigate to 'Open Navigation' button and activate it.
  4. Navigate to 'Temperature' menu item and activate it.
  5. 'Temperature' calculator mode will open.
  6. Set narrator to scan mode using 'Caps+Space' keys.
  7. Navigate in the to 'Temperature' calculator mode window using 'Up/Down arrow' keys.

Observe the issue.

Actual Result
In Scan/Item mode, screen reader focus navigates to background hidden element 'Not busy...' progress bar while navigating from 'Convert From...' text to 'Main' landmark.

Expected Result
In Scan/Item mode, screen reader focus should not navigate to background hidden element 'Not busy...' progress bar while navigating from 'Convert From...' text to 'Main' landmark.

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
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Research direction

Reproduce the issue in Calculator's Temperature mode with Narrator set to Scan mode, following the listed navigation steps. Inspect the UI element responsible for the hidden "Not busy..." progress bar; done means the screen reader moves from "Convert From..." to the "Main" landmark without exposing that background element.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
csharp
Domain
accessibility, frontend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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