Testing task: Read information about a menu item in interaction mode

With JAWS in interaction mode, describe how JAWS behaves when performing task "With focus on the 'Action 1' menu item, read information about the menu item."

Test instructions

  1. Restore default settings for JAWS. 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 opens the menu, and sets focus on 'Action 1'.
  3. Verify the PC Cursor is active by pressing Alt+Delete. If it is not, turn off the Virtual Cursor by pressing Insert+Z.
  4. With focus on the 'Action 1' menu item, read information about the menu item.
  5. Using the following commands, With focus on the 'Action 1' menu item, read information about the menu item.
    • Insert+Tab
    • Insert+Up

Success Criteria

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

  1. Role of the focused item, 'menu item', is conveyed
  2. Name of the focused item, 'Action 1', is conveyed
  3. Position of the focused item in the menu (1) is conveyed
  4. Number of items in the menu (4) is conveyed

Record Results

Read information about a menu item in interaction mode

After 'Insert+Tab'

AssertionSuccess caseFailure cases
Role of the focused item, 'menu item', is conveyed(required: mark output)
Name of the focused item, 'Action 1', is conveyed(required: mark output)
Position of the focused item in the menu (1) is conveyed(required: mark output)
Number of items in the menu (4) is conveyed(required: mark output)
Were there additional unexpected behaviors?(required)
Unexpected behaviors





After 'Insert+Up'

AssertionSuccess caseFailure cases
Role of the focused item, 'menu item', is conveyed(required: mark output)
Name of the focused item, 'Action 1', is conveyed(required: mark output)
Position of the focused item in the menu (1) is conveyed(required: mark output)
Number of items in the menu (4) is conveyed(required: mark output)
Were there additional unexpected behaviors?(required)
Unexpected behaviors