notepad-plus-plus / notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus
Screen reader support
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Description
Hi,
after upgrading Notepad++ to 8.3.3. (64 bit) The application is unusable with screen reader. Menu bar is accessible but the editor part is simply "looks" empty. I mean like it would be empty.
I use Jaws and tried Narrator but reader doesn't read anything.
Description of the Issue
Steps to Reproduce the Issue
- Open screen reader,
- Open an existing and not empty txt file with Notepad++
- On the editor area read content on usual way as it usual with the reader.
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- The reader will read nothing.
Expected Behavior
Screen reader should read content as it was before upgrade.
Actual Behavior
Debug Information
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing the issue in Notepad++ 8.3.3 with JAWS or Narrator, opening a non-empty TXT file and reading the editor area. Compare this with behavior before the upgrade; done means the editor content is exposed and readable through the screen reader. Further investigation needs the missing debug information and a decision about the affected editor component.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- accessibility, desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100