- From: Patrick H. Lauke <redux@splintered.co.uk>
- Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2021 11:35:18 +0100
- To: w3c-wai-ig@w3.org
On 14/09/2021 11:00, Steve Green wrote: > The accessible name is not “times” – according to the Accessible Name > Computation it is “x”. Screen readers announce it as “times”, but that > is just a heuristic they use. You cannot rely on a screen reader to > identify the accessible name. It will often be correct, but it will > sometimes be wrong. If the correct unicode character is used (in this case '×' which is different from lowercase 'x') then *that* in itself is the accessible name. But yes, screen readers then announce the unicode character with whatever their mapping of "how do you announce this particular unicode character" is. So not so much a heuristic, I'd say ... they're not guessing. But it does depend on their mapping of how to announce specific unicode chars. P -- Patrick H. Lauke https://www.splintered.co.uk/ | https://github.com/patrickhlauke https://flickr.com/photos/redux/ | https://www.deviantart.com/redux twitter: @patrick_h_lauke | skype: patrick_h_lauke
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