[Webkit-unassigned] [Bug 127292] AX: SVG <desc> element not presented by screen reader

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https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=127292





--- Comment #4 from chris fleizach <cfleizach at apple.com>  2014-01-20 09:20:19 PST ---
(In reply to comment #3)
> (In reply to comment #2)
> > (In reply to comment #0)
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> > > Example
> > > 
> > > <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
> > >     <desc>A black circle.</desc>
> > >     <circle cx="50" cy="50" r="50"/>
> > > </svg>
> > > 
> > > The desc element in the example above is ignored. SVGElement has a method called title() for scanning for <title> elements.
> > > 
> > > SVGDescElement has a method called description() that can be used.
> > > 
> > > Chris, James: What is the preferred way for AX to read the description?
> > 
> > I think this would probably end up being exposed in the accessibilityDescription() method (on the mac it would be AXDescription)
> 
> Hm, there is a AXDescriptionList object that I could find. Do you mean
> 
> String AccessibilityNodeObject::accessibilityDescription() const
> 
> ?
> 
> This one is currently using the title element instead of the desc element. This probably should not be the case.
> 
> The title attribute is more similar to the title attribute on <a> link tag I assume. Should it be relinked?

In that case it sounds like <title> should go to helpText() and <desc> should go to accessibilityDescription

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