WebKit has support for aria-valuetext, does not expose it on OS X. example test case https://dvcs.w3.org/hg/pfwg/raw-file/tip/ARIA/1.0/tests/test-files/host-language/input-range-valuetext.htm
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we return this as the AXValueDescription when appropriate (like sliders). where are you seeing this not work?
Created attachment 198341 [details] patch
Adding Tim to help with review
Comment on attachment 198341 [details] patch View in context: https://bugs.webkit.org/attachment.cgi?id=198341&action=review > Source/WebCore/ChangeLog:9 > + aria-valuetext is only being exposed on ARIA controls. We should allow it > + to work on native controls as well. One additional sentence about why it wasn't being exposed before would be nice (it's easy to see why by looking at the patch more closely, but the ChangeLog is supposed to help you around that!) > Source/WebCore/ChangeLog:15 > + (WebCore): Please clean this up/remove extraneous lines/etc. > LayoutTests/platform/mac/accessibility/aria-valuetext-on-native-slider.html:17 > + there's extra space here
http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/148522