Bug 2336 – Nyquist Plug-ins: Text after control is not read by screen reader

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Audacity 3.0.3 development began 19th April 2021

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Bug 2336 - Nyquist Plug-ins: Text after control is not read by screen reader


Summary:	Nyquist Plug-ins: Text after control is not read by screen reader

Status:	CLOSED MOVED

Product:	Audacity
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	Nyquist
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	Per OS All

Importance:	P3 Accessibility
Assigned To:	Default Assignee for New Bugs

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Keywords:	I18n, nyquist

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Reported:	2020-02-24 06:08 UTC by Steve Daulton
Modified:	2021-08-30 11:33 UTC (History)
CC List:	5 users (show)

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Steps To Reproduce:	1) Run any plug-in that has "Text right" while using a screen reader. 2) Note that the "Text right" is not read.
Release Note:	Group:Accessibility *Text to the right of a control in a Nyquist plug-in is not read by screen readers.
First Git SHA:
Group:	Accessibility
Workaround:	There is no workaround for users. Plug-in developers may work around the problem by designing the GUI to use only the "Text left" attribute.
Closed:	2021-08-30 00:00:00

Flags:	stevethefiddle: Accessibility+ stevethefiddle: Must‑Test‑All‑OS-

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Description Steve Daulton 2020-02-24 06:08:26 UTC

Typical controls in Nyquist plug-ins are in the form:

;control var "Text left" <type> "Text right" <default> <min> <max>

Text supplied for "Text right" is not read by screen readers.
This bug has been present for a very long time.

Comment 1 Peter Sampson 2021-08-30 11:33:09 UTC

Closed in favor of GitHub Issue 1564
https://github.com/audacity/audacity/issues/1564