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<b><a class="bz_bug_link
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title="NEW - AX: Headers of table not read by VoiceOver"
href="https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=158693#c5">Comment # 5</a>
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title="NEW - AX: Headers of table not read by VoiceOver"
href="https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=158693">bug 158693</a>
from <span class="vcard"><a class="email" href="mailto:cfleizach@apple.com" title="chris fleizach <cfleizach@apple.com>"> <span class="fn">chris fleizach</span></a>
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<pre>(In reply to <a href="show_bug.cgi?id=158693#c4">comment #4</a>)
<span class="quote">> Hello Chris,
>
> Thanks for your quick answer.
>
> Actually the headers of the table are not hidden but placed off the screen
> by the following CSS:
>
> .plnext-sr-only {
> position: fixed;
> left: -999999px;
> }
>
> It is a technique that we use to add content for screen readers only, like
> additional instructions for example.
> I am not sure what else we can do about it. How much time do you think it
> will take VoiceOver team to fix it?
>
> For the font icons, you can try the top left calendar icon for example:
> <i aria-hidden="true" class="icon-calendar calendarmatrix-calendar-icon"
> title="calendar"></i>
>
> Also on each price cell, there is a tick icon which is displayed when the
> cell is selected:
> <i aria-hidden="true" class="icon-ok-sign calendarmatrix-sign-ok-icon"
> title="Selection"></i>
> Those are announced as "group ..."</span >
On macOS Sierra (10.12) and/or the latest safari technology preview, I don't see this problem with the css::before content. It appears properly hidden and I don't hear VoiceOver announce a different group.
A workaround idea would be to do something like
<span aria-hidden="true"><i ...></I></span>
So that the aria-hidden in on a higher level object
<span class="quote">>
> Thanks & regards</span ></pre>
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