nextcloud / nextcloud/spreed

Info text in settings dialog must be announced with aria-live

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accessibility enhancement feature: frontend 🖌️ feature: settings ⚙️
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Description

For accessibility with screen readers, texts like the following must be announced with aria-live after appearing:

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Research direction

The issue does not name a file, test, or entry point. Locate the settings dialog and the transient informational text shown in the attached image, then inspect how it appears for screen readers; done means newly appearing text is announced through aria-live and the relevant accessibility behavior is covered by testing.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
accessibility, frontend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
42/100

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