[Webkit-unassigned] [Bug 220592] New: AX: Voice Control inserts leading spaces in input fields

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https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=220592

            Bug ID: 220592
           Summary: AX: Voice Control inserts leading spaces in input
                    fields
           Product: WebKit
           Version: Safari 14
          Hardware: Mac (Intel)
                OS: macOS 11
            Status: NEW
          Severity: Normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: Accessibility
          Assignee: webkit-unassigned at lists.webkit.org
          Reporter: philsherry at mac.com
                CC: webkit-bug-importer at group.apple.com

Created attachment 417536

  --> https://bugs.webkit.org/attachment.cgi?id=417536&action=review

Web inspector showing the issue described in example 1.

Why: When using Voice Control to input a value, a leading space is automatically inserted. On many forms, this might lead to a validation error. As the user didn’t insert this space, they are unaware of its existence and will be confused about why they’re seeing a validation error, or some other form of error. I would argue that this opens the doors to WCAG Guideline 3.3 – Input Assistance issues. 

Example 1: Input of a date on the example page:

Example page: [Design System » Date input » Example](https://design-system.service.gov.uk/components/date-input/default/index.html)

Insert the day with the keyboard as a baseline test: `11`. Then switch to using Voice Control to enter the month and year.

> “01”
> “Next field”
> “2021”

This actually tries to submit the following three values:
1. `11`
2. ` 01`
3. ` 2021`

☝️ Note the leading spaces in the inputs where Voice Control was used. Visually, they’re barely noticeable, but these will cause validation issues and force the error state. I’ll attach a screenshot from Safari’s web inspector, showing those values.

Example 2: Picking a country from an autocomplete:

Example page: [Accessible Autocomplete form example](https://alphagov.github.io/accessible-autocomplete/examples/form.html can you do)

To get this example working, use the keyboard to tab into the first input, delete the content so that the field is empty and ready to go.

> “Sweden”
> Sweden (No results)
> *sigh*
> “Select word. Delete previous character.”
> Sweden (1 Result)

Screenshots attached.

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