microsoft / microsoft/terminal
[Settings - Line Height] : Screen reader is not announcing the sub-text present under the 'Line Height' button.
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Description
### Windows Terminal version
1.18.902.0
### Windows build number
25324.1011
### Other Software
Test Environment:
OS: Windows 11 Version Dev (OS Build 25324.1011)
App: Windows Terminal Preview
Screen Reader: Narrator
### Steps to reproduce
Repro Steps:
1.Open Windows Terminal.
2.Open Setting page using 'Ctrl + ,' keys.
3.Now navigate to the 'Advanced' button present under 'Default Profile'.
4. Now navigte to the 'Line Height' and Observe the issue.
User Experience:
People with visual impairments who rely on the screen readers are unable to know the button's description.
Guideline link:
https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG21/#info-and-relationships
Attachments:
[Screen reader is not announcing the sub-text present under the 'Line Height' button..zip](https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/files/11197360/Screen.reader.is.not.announcing.the.sub-text.present.under.the.Line.Height.button.zip)
### Expected Behavior
Screen reader should announce the sub-text present under the 'Line Height' button.
### Actual Behavior
Screen reader is not announcing the sub-text present under the 'Line Height' button.
Contributor guide
First steps
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- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing the issue in Windows Terminal Preview on Windows 11 with Narrator, following the reported Settings > Default Profile > Advanced > Line Height steps. Trace the Line Height settings UI and its accessibility information; done means Narrator announces the button's sub-text as described in the expected behavior.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- accessibility, desktop-dev
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 42/100