Testing task: Read information about a grid cell

Describe how VoiceOver for macOS behaves when performing task "With focus on the first non-header cell in the grid, read information about the cell."

Test instructions

  1. Restore default settings for VoiceOver for macOS. For help, read Configuring Screen Readers for Testing.
  2. Activate the "Open test page" button below, which opens the example to test in a new window and runs a script that sets focus on the first cell of the second row in the grid.
  3. Toggle Quick Nav OFF by pressing the Left Arrow and Right Arrow keys at the same time.
  4. With focus on the first non-header cell in the grid, read information about the cell.
  5. Using the following commands, With focus on the first non-header cell in the grid, read information about the cell.
    • Control+Option+F3
    • Control+Option+F4

Success Criteria

To pass this test, VoiceOver for macOS needs to meet all the following assertions when each specified command is executed:

  1. Text of the first column header ('Date') is conveyed
  2. Text of the first cell ('01-Jan-16') is conveyed
  3. coordinates of the first cell (column 1, row 2) are conveyed

Record Results

Read information about a grid cell

After 'Control+Option+F3'

AssertionSuccess caseFailure cases
Text of the first column header ('Date') is conveyed(required: mark output)
Text of the first cell ('01-Jan-16') is conveyed(required: mark output)
coordinates of the first cell (column 1, row 2) are conveyed(required: mark output)
Were there additional undesirable behaviors?(required)
Undesirable behaviors





After 'Control+Option+F4'

AssertionSuccess caseFailure cases
Text of the first column header ('Date') is conveyed(required: mark output)
Text of the first cell ('01-Jan-16') is conveyed(required: mark output)
coordinates of the first cell (column 1, row 2) are conveyed(required: mark output)
Were there additional undesirable behaviors?(required)
Undesirable behaviors