Bug 218311

Summary: AX: VoiceOver does not announce the level/depth of leaf nodes
Product: WebKit Reporter: Todd Kloots <todd.kloots>
Component: AccessibilityAssignee: Nobody <webkit-unassigned>
Status: RESOLVED MOVED    
Severity: Normal CC: bfulgham, spanage, webkit-bug-importer
Priority: P2 Keywords: InRadar
Version: Safari 14   
Hardware: Mac   
OS: macOS 10.15   
URL: https://codepen.io/toddlr/pen/XWrGrGV
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Screen recording of using VoiceOver navigation to navigate the ARIA tree none

Description Todd Kloots 2020-10-28 15:48:08 PDT 
Created attachment 412579 [details]
Screen recording of using VoiceOver navigation to navigate the ARIA tree

Steps to reproduce the problem:
1. Start VoiceOver
2. Go to https://codepen.io/toddlr/pen/XWrGrGV
3. Move focus to the ARIA tree instance via tab
4. Use the up and down arrow keys to move focus through the ARIA treeitems
5. Notice VoiceOver does not announce the level/depth of the leaf nodes

In contrast, the aria-level IS announced when navigating the ARIA tree using VoiceOver navigation
1. Start VoiceOver
2. Go to https://codepen.io/toddlr/pen/XWrGrGV
3. Press ctrl + option + right arrow
4. Press shift + ctrl + option + down arrow to enter the application
5. Press shift + ctrl + option + down arrow again to enter the "table" (how VoiceOver refers to the ARIA tree)
6. Press ctrl + option + right arrow to navigate through the ARIA treeitems
7. Notice VoiceOver announces the level of each treeitem
Comment 1 Radar WebKit Bug Importer 2020-10-28 15:48:20 PDT 
<rdar://problem/70783725>
Comment 2 Sommer Panage 2022-11-15 17:25:09 PST 
Still seeing this issue in 13.1 Beta (22C5044e)
Comment 3 Brent Fulgham 2023-04-11 17:24:53 PDT 
The cause of this issue is outside of WebKit, so resolving as MOVED.

The relevant team is working on the issue under <rdar://problem/70783725>.