PowerMapper
PowerMapper
User agent reliability for NVDA IE Screen reader compatibility
Screen Readers
Nov 26, 2024
Shows how well NVDA IE supports ARIA and WCAG sufficient techniques. The Internet Explorer (IE) desktop application goes out of support on June 15, 2022, and will be removed by Windows Update for most Windows 10 users.
Latest version tested
NVDA 2019.2 with IE11
- All tests: 82 pass of 115 tests (71%)
- ARIA tests: 27 pass of 42 tests (64%)
- WCAG tests: 57 pass of 83 tests (69%)
Reliability trend
Failing tests
| Test | Mode | What the user hears | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Page with xml:lang set on the html and p elements | Reading | Act-if tay-bill. Ray-day-oh. | Pronounced as English. Ignores xml:lang. | |
applet with title attribute | Reading | Embedded object | No description of non-text content | |
applet with fallback content | Reading | Embedded object | Fallback content not read, although it's visible on screen, no indication of applet content. | |
applet with aria-labelledby attribute | Reading | Nothing | Nothing voiced for applet - no indication it exists | |
embed with title attribute | Reading | Embedded object, unnamed_view_0 | Title not read, no description of non-text content. | |
embed with aria-labelledby attribute | Reading | Embedded object, unnamed_view_0 | No description of non-text content. | |
object with fallback content | Reading | Embedded object | Fallback content not read, no description of non-text content | |
object with title attribute | Reading | Embedded object | Title not read, no description of non-text content | |
object with aria-labelledby attribute | Reading | Embedded object | No description of non-text content | |
audio with aria-label attribute | Reading | Nothing | Nothing voiced for audio - no indication it exists | |
audio with aria-labelledby attribute | Reading | Nothing | Nothing voiced for audio - no indication it exists | |
audio with title attribute | Reading | Nothing | Nothing voiced for audio - no indication it exists | |
video with aria-labelledby attribute | Reading | Video | No description of non-text content | |
iframe with title attribute | Tabbing | One thousand two hundred and thirty four dot HTML, frame, this is an, example hyperlink, link, in the target page. Example hyperlink, link. | Frame SRC URL gibberish is voiced if IFRAME has a non-empty title attribute. | |
abbr with title | Reading | T L N | ABBR expansion ignored. | |
button containing img with aria-labelledby | Tabbing | Button | Nothing indicates button function | |
input type=image with aria-labelledby attribute | Tabbing | Button | Reads "button" without saying what button does. | |
input type=text with title attribute | Reading | Edit | Doesn't read title in Reading mode | |
input type=text with aria-label attribute | Reading | Edit | Doesn't read aria label in Reading mode | |
fieldset containing links | Tabbing | Home link. About link. Contact link. | Legend not read when tabbing forward, but is read when shift-tabbing backwards. | |
img with aria-labelledby | Reading | This is an aria labelled by | Image ignored. | |
area and img with alt attributes | Tabbing | Nothing | Complete silence when tabbing between AREAs. | |
area with alt attribute and img with null alt | Tabbing | Nothing | Complete silence when tabbing between AREAs. | |
area with title attribute | Tabbing | Nothing | Complete silence when tabbing between AREAs. | |
area with aria-label attribute | Tabbing | Nothing | Complete silence when tabbing between AREAs. | |
area with aria-labelledby attribute | Reading | Graphic, this is alt text, link, link, this is left aria labelled by text, this is right aria labelled by text | link text blank, labels read out after links | |
area with aria-labelledby attribute | Tabbing | Nothing | Complete silence when tabbing between AREAs. | |
Click Here link with title attribute | Tabbing | Click here, link | title ignored | |
Link text replaced by aria-labelledby attribute | Tabbing | Click here, link | aria-labelledby ignored | |
Data table with role=columnheader headers but no th | Reading | Morning. Afternoon. Free. Busy. | Table treated as layout table - not announced as table, and no headers read. | |
Data table with th scope on cell headers | Reading | Table with 4 rows and 5 columns, contact information. Row 1, column 1. Column 2, name. Column 3, phone number. Column 4, fax number. Column 5, city. Row 2, column 1, one. Name, column 2, Joel Garner. Phone number, column 3, 412 212 5421. Fax number, column 4, 412 212 5400. City, column 5, Pittsburgh | Column headers, but no row headers, announced for TD cells. | |
Data table with td headers attribute | Reading | Table with 3 rows and 7 columns, row 1 through 2 column 1, homework. Homework, row 1 column 2 through 4, exams. Column 5 through 7, projects. Row 2, exams, column 2, one. Exams, column 3, two. Exams, column 4, final. Projects, column 5, one. Projects, column 6, two. Projects, column 7, final. Homework, row 3, homework, column 1, fifteen percent. Exams, column 2, fifteen percent. Exams, column 3, fifteen percent. Exams, column 4, twenty percent. Projects, column 5, ten percent. Projects, column 6, ten percent. Projects, column 7, fifteen percent. | Only first row TH read, table structure incomprehensible. | |
| PDF18 Document with doc title | Reading | Slash SR_PDF_doc_title.pdf | Voices full URL instead of title |
Passing tests
| Test | Mode | What the user hears | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Page with lang set on the html and p elements | Reading | Act-eef tab-le. Rah-di-oh. | Pronounced as French and German. | |
ARIA role=heading | Heading | First level heading, heading level 1. Second level heading, heading level 2. | ||
Heading is img with alt | Heading | Second level alt, graphic heading level 2. | ||
applet with aria-label attribute | Reading | Embedded object, ARIA label for applet | ||
applet inside figure with figcaption element | Reading | Embedded object. Figure caption for applet | FIGCAPTION is read out. | |
embed inside figure with figcaption | Reading | Embedded object, unnamed_view_0. Figure caption for embed. | Reads out FIGCAPTION | |
embed with aria-label attribute | Reading | Embedded object, ARIA label for embed. | ||
object with aria-label attribute | Reading | Embedded object, ARIA label for object | Voices ARIA-LABEL attribute | |
video with aria-label attribute | Reading | Video aria label | ||
video with title attribute | Reading | Video, video title | ||
a element placeholder link with no event handler or href attribute | Reading | Placeholder text | ||
a element placeholder link with no event handler or href attribute | Tabbing | Nothing | Skipped when tabbing, as expected | |
iframe with fallback content | Reading | Frame, this is an, link, example hyperlink in the target page. Out of frame. | IFRAME alternative content ignored, and doesn't appear in the DOM. | |
iframe with fallback content | Tabbing | Frame, this is an, example hyperlink, link, in the target page. Example hyperlink, link. | Fallback content is ignored | |
iframe with title attribute | Reading | Frame, this is an, link, example hyperlink in the target page. Out of frame. | IFRAME title ignored. | |
button containing img with alt | Reading | Button graphic, this is image alt | ||
button containing img with alt | Tabbing | This is image alt, graphic button | ||
button containing img with title attribute | Reading | Button graphic, this is image title | ||
button containing img with title attribute | Tabbing | This is image title, graphic button | ||
button containing img with aria-label | Reading | Button graphic, this is image aria label | ||
button containing img with aria-label | Tabbing | This is image aria label, graphic button | ||
button containing img with aria-labelledby | Reading | Button, this is an aria labelled by | ||
button with title containing img with null alt | Reading | Button, this is button title | ||
button with title containing img with null alt | Tabbing | This is button title, button | ||
button with aria-label containing img with null alt | Reading | Button, this is button aria label | ||
button with aria-label containing img with null alt | Tabbing | This is button aria label, button | ||
input type=image with alt | Reading | Button, this is image button alt text | ||
input type=image with alt | Tabbing | This is image button alt text, button | ||
input type=image with title attribute | Reading | Button, this is image button title text | ||
input type=image with title attribute | Tabbing | This is image button title text, button | ||
input type=image with aria-label attribute | Reading | Button, this is image button aria label text | ||
input type=image with aria-label attribute | Tabbing | This is image button aria label text, button | ||
input type=image with aria-labelledby attribute | Reading | Button, this is image button aria labelled by text | ||
input type=text with aria-describedby attribute | Reading | First name, edit, a bit of instructions for this field linked with aria describedby | ||
input type=text with aria-describedby attribute | Tabbing | First name, edit, a bit of instructions for this field linked with aria describedby, blank | ||
input type=text with title attribute | Tabbing | Enter search text, edit, blank | ||
input type=text with aria-label attribute | Tabbing | Enter search text, edit, blank | ||
input type=text with aria-labelledby attribute | Reading | Enter search text, edit | ||
input type=text with aria-labelledby attribute | Tabbing | Enter search text, edit, blank | ||
input type=text with label for | Reading | Enter search text, edit | ||
input type=text with label for | Tabbing | Enter search text, edit, blank | ||
input type=text inside label with text before control | Reading | Enter search text, edit | ||
input type=text inside label with text before control | Tabbing | Document, enter search text, edit, blank | ||
input type=text inside label with text after control | Reading | Edit, enter search text | ||
input type=text inside label with text after control | Tabbing | Document, enter search text, edit, blank | ||
input type=text inside label with text before and after control | Reading | Enter search text, edit, blanks not allowed | ||
input type=text inside label with text before and after control | Tabbing | Document, enter search text, blanks not allowed, edit, blank | ||
fieldset containing links | Reading | Legend for enclosed links, link home, link about, link contact. | ||
Yes/No radio buttons inside fieldset element | Reading | I agree to terms and conditions, radio button checked, yes, radio button not checked, no. Sign me up to the newsletter, radio button checked, yes, radio button not checked, no. | ||
Yes/No radio buttons inside fieldset element | Tabbing | I agree to terms and conditions grouping, yes radio button checked. Sign me up to the newsletter grouping, yes radio button checked. | ||
img with null alt | Reading | Nothing | Ignored as expected | |
img with alt | Reading | Graphic, this is alt text | ||
img with figcaption | Reading | Violet, taken on 12/11/2010 | ||
img with title | Reading | Graphic, this is title text | ||
img with aria-label | Reading | Graphic, this is an aria label | ||
area and img with alt attributes | Reading | Graphic, this is alt text, link, this is left alt text, link, this is right alt text | ||
area with alt attribute and img with null alt | Reading | Link, this is left alt text, link, this is right alt text | ||
area with title attribute | Reading | Graphic, this is alt text, link, this is left title text, link, this is right title text | ||
area with aria-label attribute | Reading | Graphic, this is alt text, link, this is left aria label text, link, this is right aria label text | ||
Link containing img with alt | Reading | Link graphic, this is a link alt | ||
Link containing img with alt | Tabbing | This is a link alt, graphic link | ||
Link containing img with title | Reading | Link graphic, this is an image title | ||
Link containing img with title | Tabbing | This is an image title, graphic link | ||
Click Here link with title attribute | Reading | Link, click here | ||
Link text replaced by aria-label attribute | Reading | Link, this is an aria label | ||
Link text replaced by aria-label attribute | Tabbing | This is an aria label, link | ||
Link text replaced by aria-labelledby attribute | Reading | Link click here, this is an aria labelled by | ||
Click Here link with aria-describedby attribute | Reading | Link click here, this is an aria described by | ||
Click Here link with aria-describedby attribute | Tabbing | Click here link, this is an aria described by | ||
| Layout table with single cell | Reading | This is some text. | Treated as a layout table. | |
Layout table with role=presentation | Reading | Example. Navigation. Links. Content. | Table treated as layout table - not announced as table. | |
Data table with role=grid | Reading | Table with two rows and two columns, row one column one, morning. Column two afternoon. Row two, morning, column one, free. Afternoon, column two, busy. | ||
Data table with summary and th | Reading | Table with two rows and two columns, data table summary. Row one column one, morning. Column two afternoon. Row two, morning, column one, free. Afternoon, column two, busy. | ||
Data table with caption and th | Reading | Table with two rows and two columns, data table caption. Row one column one, morning. Column two afternoon. Row two, morning, column one, free. Afternoon, column two, busy. | ||
Data table with th cell headers | Reading | Table with two rows and two columns, row one, column one, morning. Column two, afternoon. Row two, morning, column one, free. Afternoon, column two, busy. | ||
| PDF9 Document with headings | Reading | Heading 1, heading level 1. Heading 1.2, heading level 2. | ||
| PDF1 Image with alt text | Reading | Graphic, this is alt text | ||
| PDF4 Decorative image marked as artifact | Reading | Nothing | Image ignored as expected | |
| PDF16 Document default language set to French | Reading | Act-eef tab-le | Pronounced as French | |
| PDF19 Phrase language set to German | Reading | Rah-di-oh | Pronounced as German | |
| PDF6 Table with header markup | Reading | Table with 2 rows and 2 columns, row 1, column 1, morning. Column 2, afternoon. Row 2, morning, column 1, free. Afternoon, column 2, busy. | ||
| PDF6 Table with header markup and alt text | Reading | Table with 2 rows and 2 columns, row 1, column 1, morning. Column 2, afternoon. Row 2, morning, column 1, free. Afternoon, column 2, busy. | Word Alt Text and Description not voiced |