PowerMapper
PowerMapper
applet inside figure with figcaption element
Screen reader compatibility
HTML
Sep 11, 2022
Expected Result: works in a screen reader
Actual Result: causes problems in 5 screen reader / browser combinations
If nothing is displayed for the applet (because the browser doesn't support applets) then there is no non-text content needing an alternative.
Code used for this test:
<figure>
<applet code='appletComponentArch.DynamicTreeApplet' archive='https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/deployment/applet/examples/dist/applet_ComponentArch_DynamicTreeDemo/DynamicTreeDemo.jar' width='300' height='300'>
<param name='permissions' value='sandbox'></param>
</applet>
<figcaption>Figure caption for applet</figcaption>
</figure>
Reliability Trend
This graph shows reliability over time for this code in NVDA, JAWS and Voiceover. Other screen readers don't have enough historical data yet to plot trends.
Change History
Last updated: September 11, 2022
- NVDA with Chrome
Stable - OK from
NVDA 2018.4 to NVDA 2022.2
- NVDA with IE
Stable - OK from
NVDA 2015.2 to NVDA 2019.2
- NVDA with FF
Stable - OK from
NVDA 2015.2 to NVDA 2022.2
JAWS with Chrome
Better - caused problems in
JAWS 2020.2008.24,
but now OK in JAWS 2022.2207.25- JAWS with IE
Stable - OK from
JAWS 13.0.852 to JAWS 2019.1912.1
- JAWS with FF
Better - caused problems in
JAWS 18.0.5038,
but now OK in JAWS 2022.2207.25
- VoiceOver macOS
Stable - OK from
VoiceOver macOS 10.10 to VoiceOver macOS 12.5
- VoiceOver iOS
Stable - OK from
VoiceOver iOS 8.3 to VoiceOver iOS 15.6
- WindowEyes with IE
Stable - OK from
WindowEyes 8.4 to WindowEyes 9.2
- Dolphin with IE
OK in
Dolphin SR 15.05
- SaToGo with IE
OK in
SaToGo 3.4.96.0
| Screen reader | Browser | Mode | Notes | What the user hears |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVDA 2022.2 | Chrome 105 | Reading | Chrome 45 removed applet support in 2015, and doesn't render applet on screen unless applet has fallback content | Has details caption, figure caption for applet. |
| NVDA 2022.2 | FF102 | Reading | Firefox 52 removed applet support in 2017, and doesn't render applet on screen unless applet has fallback content | Figure caption, figure caption for applet. Out of figure. |
| NVDA 2022.2 | Edge 105 | Reading | Edge does not support applets, and doesn't render applet on screen unless applet has fallback content | Has details caption, figure caption for applet. |
| NVDA 2021.2 | Chrome 94 | Reading | Chrome 45 removed applet support in 2015, and doesn't render applet on screen unless applet has fallback content | Grouping caption, figure caption for applet. Out of grouping. |
| NVDA 2021.2 | FF91 | Reading | Firefox 52 removed applet support in 2017, and doesn't render applet on screen unless applet has fallback content | Figure caption, figure caption for applet. Out of figure. |
| NVDA 2021.2 | Edge 94 | Reading | Edge does not support applets, and doesn't render applet on screen unless applet has fallback content | Grouping caption, figure caption for applet. Out of grouping. |
| NVDA 2020.2 | Chrome 86 | Reading | Chrome 45 removed applet support in 2015, and doesn't render applet on screen unless applet has fallback content | Figure caption, figure caption for applet |
| NVDA 2020.2 | FF78 | Reading | Firefox 52 removed applet support in 2017, and doesn't render applet on screen unless applet has fallback content | Figure caption, figure caption for applet |
| NVDA 2020.2 | Edge 92 | Reading | Edge does not support applets, and doesn't render applet on screen unless applet has fallback content | Figure caption, figure caption for applet. Out of figure. |
| NVDA 2019.2 | Chrome 79 | Reading | Chrome 45 removed applet support in 2015, and doesn't render applet on screen unless applet has fallback content | Figure caption for applet |
| NVDA 2019.2 | FF68 | Reading | Firefox 52 removed applet support in 2017, and doesn't render applet on screen unless applet has fallback content | Figure caption for applet |
| NVDA 2019.2 | IE11 | Reading | FIGCAPTION is read out. | Embedded object. Figure caption for applet |
| NVDA 2018.4 | Chrome 73 | Reading | Chrome 45 removed applet support in 2015, and doesn't render applet on screen unless applet has fallback content | Figure caption for applet |
| NVDA 2018.4 | FF60 | Reading | Firefox 52 removed applet support in 2017, and doesn't render applet on screen unless applet has fallback content | Figure caption for applet |
| NVDA 2018.4 | IE11 | Reading | FIGCAPTION is read out. | Embedded object. Figure caption for applet |
| NVDA 2017.3 | FF60 | Reading | Firefox 52 removed applet support in 2017, and doesn't render applet on screen unless applet has fallback content | Figure caption for applet |
| NVDA 2017.3 | IE11 | Reading | FIGCAPTION is read out. | Embedded object. Figure caption for applet |
| NVDA 2016.2 | FF48 | Reading | Clickable button. A plugin is needed to display this content. Button, hide plugin. Figure caption for applet. | |
| NVDA 2016.2 | IE11 | Reading | FIGCAPTION is read out. | Embedded object. Figure caption for applet |
| NVDA 2015.2 | FF38 | Reading | Embedded object, clickable. Figure caption for applet | |
| NVDA 2015.2 | IE11 | Reading | FIGCAPTION is read out. | Embedded object. Figure caption for applet |
| JAWS 2022.2207.25 | Chrome 105 | Reading | Entering details, figure caption for applet, has details. | |
| JAWS 2022.2207.25 | FF102 | Reading | Figure caption for applet, figure. Figure caption for applet. Figure caption for applet, figure end. | |
| JAWS 2022.2207.25 | Edge 105 | Reading | Entering details, figure caption for applet, has details. | |
| JAWS 2021.2107.12 | Chrome 94 | Reading | Group start, figure caption for applet. Figure caption for applet. Group end. | |
| JAWS 2021.2107.12 | FF91 | Reading | Figure caption for applet, figure. Figure caption for applet. Figure caption for applet, figure end. | |
| JAWS 2021.2107.12 | Edge 94 | Reading | Group start, figure caption for applet. Figure caption for applet. Group end. | |
| JAWS 2020.2008.24 | Chrome 86 | Reading | Nothing voiced - caption visible on screen, but not read | |
| JAWS 2020.2008.24 | FF78 | Reading | Figure caption for applet, figure. Figure caption for applet. Figure caption for applet, figure end. | |
| JAWS 2020.2008.24 | Edge 92 | Reading | Group start, figure caption for applet. Figure caption for applet. Group end. | |
| JAWS 2019.1912.1 | Chrome 79 | Reading | Nothing voiced - caption visible on screen, but not read | |
| JAWS 2019.1912.1 | FF68 | Reading | Figure caption for applet, figure. Figure caption for applet. Figure caption for applet, figure end. | |
| JAWS 2019.1912.1 | IE11 | Reading | Figure caption for applet | |
| JAWS 2018.1811.2 | Chrome 73 | Reading | Nothing voiced - caption visible on screen, but not read | |
| JAWS 2018.1811.2 | FF60 | Reading | Figure caption for applet, figure | |
| JAWS 2018.1811.2 | IE11 | Reading | Figure caption for applet | |
| JAWS 18.0.5038 | FF52 | Reading | Nothing voiced - caption visible on screen, but not read | |
| JAWS 18.0.5038 | IE11 | Reading | Figure caption for applet | |
| JAWS 17.0.2619 | FF48 | Reading | Nothing voiced - caption not read, and applet ignored | |
| JAWS 17.0.2619 | IE11 | Reading | Figure caption for applet | |
| JAWS 16.0.4350 | FF41 | Reading | Group start, figure caption for applet. Figure caption for applet. Group end. | |
| JAWS 16.0.4350 | IE11 | Reading | Figure caption for applet | |
| JAWS 15.0.9023 | FF38 | Reading | Group start, figure caption for applet. Figure caption for applet. Group end. | |
| JAWS 15.0.9023 | IE11 | Reading | Figure caption for applet | |
| JAWS 14.0.9002 | FF38 | Reading | Group start, figure caption for applet. Figure caption for applet. Group end. | |
| JAWS 14.0.9002 | IE11 | Reading | Figure caption for applet | |
| JAWS 13.0.852 | FF38 | Reading | Group start, figure caption for applet. Figure caption for applet. Group end | |
| JAWS 13.0.852 | IE11 | Reading | Figure caption for applet | |
| WindowEyes 9.2 | IE11 | Reading | Figure, figure caption for applet | |
| WindowEyes 8.4 | IE11 | Reading | Figure caption for applet | |
| VoiceOver macOS 12.5 | Safari 15.6 | Reading | Safari on macOS no longer supports applets | Figure caption for applet, figure. Figure caption for applet. End of, figure caption for applet, figure. |
| VoiceOver macOS 11.5 | Safari 15.0 | Reading | Safari on macOS no longer supports applets | Figure caption for applet, figure. Figure caption for applet. End of, figure caption for applet, figure. |
| VoiceOver macOS 10.15 | Safari 14.1 | Reading | Safari on macOS no longer supports applets | Figure caption for applet, figure. Figure caption for applet. End of, figure caption for applet, figure. |
| VoiceOver macOS 10.14 | Safari 13.0 | Reading | Figure caption for applet, figure. Figure caption for applet. End of, figure caption for applet, figure. | |
| VoiceOver macOS 10.13 | Safari 12.1 | Reading | Figure caption for applet, figure. Figure caption for applet. End of, figure caption for applet, figure. | |
| VoiceOver macOS 10.12 | Safari 10.1.2 | Reading | Figure caption for applet | |
| VoiceOver macOS 10.11 | Safari 9.1.2 | Reading | Figure caption for applet | |
| VoiceOver macOS 10.10 | Safari 8.0.6 | Reading | Newline. Figure caption for applet | |
| VoiceOver iOS 15.6 | Safari iOS 15.6 | Touch | Figure caption for applet | |
| VoiceOver iOS 14.7 | Safari iOS 14.7 | Touch | Figure caption for applet | |
| VoiceOver iOS 13.3 | Safari iOS 13.3 | Touch | Figure caption for applet | |
| VoiceOver iOS 12.4 | Safari iOS 12.4 | Touch | Figure caption for applet | |
| VoiceOver iOS 11.4 | Safari iOS 11.4 | Touch | Figure caption for applet | |
| VoiceOver iOS 10.3 | Safari iOS 10.3 | Touch | Figure caption for applet | |
| VoiceOver iOS 9.1 | Safari iOS 9.1 | Touch | Figure caption for applet | |
| VoiceOver iOS 8.3 | Safari iOS 8.3 | Touch | Figure caption for applet | |
| Dolphin SR 15.05 | IE11 | Reading | Normal, figure caption for applet | |
| SaToGo 3.4.96.0 | IE11 | Reading | Figure caption for applet |
SortSite rules: AccHtmlAppletNoFallback
Test notes
All tests were carried out with screen reader factory settings. JAWS in particular has a wide variety of settings controlling exactly what gets spoken.
Screen readers allow users to interact in different modes, and can produce very different results in each mode. The modes used in these tests are:
- Reading Content read using the “read next” command in a screen reader
- Tabbing Content read using the “tab” key in a screen reader
- Heading Content read using the “next heading” key in a screen reader
- Touch Content read when touching an area of screen on a mobile device
In the “What the user hears” column:
- Commas represent short pauses in screen reader voicing
- Full Stops represent places where voicing stops, and the “read next” or “tab” or “next heading” command is pressed again
- Ellipsis … represent a long pause in voicing
- (Brackets) represent voicing that requires a keystroke to hear