Accessibility: Settings categories list items have no listbox container. #13127

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opened 2026-01-31 03:34:32 +00:00 by claunia · 0 comments
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Originally created by @MarcoZehe on GitHub (Mar 21, 2021).

Windows Terminal version (or Windows build number)

Windows Terminal Preview Version: 1.7.572.0

Other Software

Screen readers like Narrator, NVDA, JAWS

Steps to reproduce

  1. Turn on your screen reader of choice.
  2. In Terminal, open Settings. You'll land on the Close Navigation button.
  3. Tab once to focus the list of Settings categories.

Expected Behavior

Screen reader would say "Listbox", item name, "1 of 6", or similar.

Actual Behavior

It speaks the item names, but not that these are contained within a list box. This information is necessary, though, to know what navigation mode to use (arrow keys, for example).

Examining the accessibility tree, it shows that there is no listbox container, unlike in the Windows Settings app, for example. The category items are direct children of the Settings window instead.

Originally created by @MarcoZehe on GitHub (Mar 21, 2021). ### Windows Terminal version (or Windows build number) Windows Terminal Preview Version: 1.7.572.0 ### Other Software Screen readers like Narrator, NVDA, JAWS ### Steps to reproduce 1. Turn on your screen reader of choice. 2. In Terminal, open Settings. You'll land on the Close Navigation button. 3. Tab once to focus the list of Settings categories. ### Expected Behavior Screen reader would say "Listbox", item name, "1 of 6", or similar. ### Actual Behavior It speaks the item names, but not that these are contained within a list box. This information is necessary, though, to know what navigation mode to use (arrow keys, for example). Examining the accessibility tree, it shows that there is no listbox container, unlike in the Windows Settings app, for example. The category items are direct children of the Settings window instead.
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Reference: starred/terminal#13127