FIELDSET with blank LEGEND Screen reader compatibility
Last updated: May 20, 2018
Expected Result: causes problems in some screen readers
Actual Result: causes problems in 31 screen reader / browser combinations
For expected failures, the results show which AT combos the failures affect. Results are recorded from the user's viewpoint, so describe the user impact of authoring errors.
Code used for this test:
<fieldset>
<legend> </legend>
<label><input name='radio_blank_legend' type='radio' checked='checked'>Yes</label>
<label><input name='radio_blank_legend' type='radio'>No</label>
</fieldset>
Change History
Last updated: May 20, 2018
NVDA with IE Causes problems in NVDA 2017.3
NVDA with FF Causes problems in NVDA 2017.3
JAWS with IE Causes problems in JAWS 17.0.2619
JAWS with FF Causes problems in JAWS 17.0.2619
VoiceOver OS X Causes problems in VoiceOver OSX 10.12
VoiceOver iOS Better - caused problems in VoiceOver iOS 9.1, but now OK in VoiceOver iOS 10.3
WindowEyes with IE Causes problems in WindowEyes 9.2
Dolphin with IE Causes problems in Dolphin SR 15.05
SaToGo with IE Causes problems in SaToGo 3.4.96.0
Screen reader | Browser | Mode | Notes | What the user hears |
---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | FF60 | Reading | Clickable radio button, checked, yes. Clickable radio button, not checked, no. | |
![]() | FF60 | Tabbing | Nothing to indicate what Yes / No is a choice for. | Yes, radio button, checked, one of two. |
![]() | IE11 | Reading | Radio button, checked, yes, radio button, not checked, no. | |
![]() | IE11 | Tabbing | Nothing to indicate what Yes / No is a choice for. | Yes, radio button, checked. |
![]() | FF48 | Reading | Clickable radio button, checked, yes. Clickable radio button, not checked, no. | |
![]() | FF48 | Tabbing | Nothing to indicate what Yes / No is a choice for. | Yes, radio button, checked, one of two. |
![]() | IE11 | Reading | Radio button, checked, yes, radio button, not checked, no. | |
![]() | IE11 | Tabbing | Nothing to indicate what Yes / No is a choice for. | Yes, radio button, checked. |
![]() | FF40 | Reading | Radio button, checked, yes. Radio button, not checked, no. | |
![]() | FF40 | Tabbing | Nothing to indicate what Yes / No is a choice for. | Yes, radio button, checked, one of two. |
![]() | IE11 | Reading | Radio button, checked, yes, radio button, not checked, no. | |
![]() | IE11 | Tabbing | Nothing to indicate what Yes / No is a choice for. | Yes, radio button, checked. |
![]() | FF28 | Reading | Radio button, checked, yes. Radio button, not checked, no. | |
![]() | FF28 | Tabbing | Nothing to indicate what Yes / No is a choice for. | Yes, radio button, checked, one of two. |
![]() | IE11 | Reading | Radio button, checked, yes. Radio button, not checked, no. | |
![]() | IE11 | Tabbing | Nothing to indicate what Yes / No is a choice for. | Yes, radio button, checked. |
![]() | FF48 | Reading | Radio button, checked, yes, one of two. Radio button, not checked, no, two of two. | |
![]() | FF48 | Tabbing | Nothing to indicate what Yes / No is a choice for. | Yes, radio button, checked, one of two. |
![]() | IE11 | Reading | Radio button, checked, yes. Radio button, not checked, no. | |
![]() | IE11 | Tabbing | Nothing to indicate what Yes / No is a choice for. | Yes, radio button checked. |
![]() | FF40 | Reading | Radio button, checked, yes, one of two. Radio button, not checked, no, two of two. | |
![]() | FF40 | Tabbing | Nothing to indicate what Yes / No is a choice for. | Yes, radio button, checked, one of two. |
![]() | IE11 | Reading | Radio button, checked, yes. Yes. Radio button, not checked, no. No. | |
![]() | IE11 | Tabbing | Nothing to indicate what Yes / No is a choice for. | Yes, radio button checked. |
![]() | FF29 | Reading | Radio button, checked, yes. Radio button, not checked, no, two of two. | |
![]() | FF29 | Tabbing | Nothing to indicate what Yes / No is a choice for. | Yes, radio button, checked, one of two. |
![]() | IE11 | Reading | Radio button, checked, yes. Yes. Radio button, not checked, no. No. | |
![]() | IE11 | Tabbing | Nothing to indicate what Yes / No is a choice for. | Yes, radio button checked. |
![]() | FF29 | Reading | Radio button, checked, yes. Radio button, not checked, no. Two of two. | |
![]() | FF29 | Tabbing | Nothing to indicate what Yes / No is a choice for. | Radio button, checked, yes. One of two. |
![]() | IE11 | Reading | Radio button, checked, yes. Yes. Radio button, not checked, no. No. | |
![]() | IE11 | Tabbing | Nothing to indicate what Yes / No is a choice for. | Yes, radio button checked. |
![]() | FF29 | Reading | Radio button, checked, yes, one of two. Radio button, not checked, no, two of two. | |
![]() | FF29 | Tabbing | Nothing to indicate what Yes / No is a choice for. | Yes, radio button, checked, one of two. |
![]() | IE11 | Reading | Radio button, checked, yes. Radio button, not checked, no. | |
![]() | IE11 | Tabbing | Nothing to indicate what Yes / No is a choice for. | Yes, radio button checked. |
![]() | IE11 | Reading | Yes, radio button, checked. Yes. No, radio button, unchecked. No. | |
![]() | IE11 | Tabbing | Nothing to indicate what Yes / No is a choice for when tabbing. | Yes, radio button, checked. |
![]() | IE11 | Reading | Radio button, checked, yes. Radio button, unchecked, no. | |
![]() | IE11 | Tabbing | Nothing to indicate what Yes / No is a choice for when tabbing. | Yes, checked, radio button. |
![]() | Safari 10.1.2 | Reading | Yes, selected radio button, one of two. Yes. No, radio button, two of two. No. | |
![]() | Safari 10.1.2 | Tabbing | Nothing to indicate what Yes / No is a choice for when tabbing. | Yes, selected radio button, one of two. |
![]() | Safari 9.1.2 | Reading | Yes, selected radio button, one of two. Yes. No, radio button, two of two. No. | |
![]() | Safari 9.1.2 | Tabbing | Nothing to indicate what Yes / No is a choice for when tabbing. | Yes, selected radio button, one of two, yes yes, no no. |
![]() | Safari 8.0.6 | Reading | Yes, selected radio button, one of two. Yes. No, radio button, two of two. No. | |
![]() | Safari 8.0.6 | Tabbing | Nothing to indicate what Yes / No is a choice for when tabbing. | Yes, selected radio button, one of two. |
![]() | Safari 7.0.3 | Reading | Yes, selected radio button, one of two. No, radio button, two of two. | |
![]() | Safari 7.0.3 | Tabbing | Nothing to indicate what Yes / No is a choice for when tabbing. | Yes, selected radio button, one of two. |
![]() | Safari iOS 10.3 | Touch | Yes, radio button, ticked, form start, one of two. No, radio button, unticked, two of two. | |
![]() | Safari iOS 9.1 | Touch | Radio buttons not treated as part of same group | Yes, radio button ticked, one of one. No, radio button unticked, one of one. |
![]() | Safari iOS 8.4 | Touch | Radio buttons not treated as part of same group | Yes, radio button ticked, one of one. No, radio button unticked, one of one. |
![]() | Safari iOS 7.1 | Touch | Nothing to indicate what Yes / No is a choice for. | Yes, radio button ticked, one of two. No, radio button unticked, two of two. |
![]() | IE11 | Reading | Nothing to indicate what Yes / No is a choice for when reading. | Checked radio, yes. Yes. Unchecked radio, no. No. |
![]() | IE11 | Tabbing | Nothing to indicate what Yes / No is a choice for when tabbing. | Checked radio, yes. Unchecked radio, no. |
![]() | IE11 | Reading | Nothing to indicate what Yes / No is a choice for when reading. | Radio button selected, Yes. Radio button unselected, No |
![]() | IE11 | Tabbing | Nothing to indicate what Yes / No is a choice for when tabbing. | Yes, radio button selected. No, radio button unselected |
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Test notes
All tests were carried out with screen reader factory settings. JAWS in particular has a wide variety of settings controlling exactly what gets spoken.
Screen readers allow users to interact in different modes, and can produce very different results in each mode. The modes used in these tests are:
- Reading Content read using the «read next» command in a screen reader
- Tabbing Content read using the «tab» key in a screen reader
- Heading Content read using the «next heading» key in a screen reader
- Touch Content read when touching an area of screen on a mobile device
In the «What the user hears» column:
- Commas represent short pauses in screen reader voicing
- Full Stops represent places where voicing stops, and the «read next» or «tab» or «next heading» command is pressed again
- Ellipsis … represent a long pause in voicing
- (Brackets) represent voicing that requires a keystroke to hear