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[Settings]: Screen Reader is not announcing Breadcrumb control's name throughout Settings page. #18281

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opened 2026-01-31 06:09:13 +00:00 by claunia · 0 comments
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Originally created by @ghost on GitHub (Aug 23, 2022).

Windows Terminal version

1.15.2003.0

Windows build number

10.0.25179.1000

Other Software

Test Environment:
OS: Window 11 22H2 OS Build 25179.1000
App: Windows Terminal Preview
AT: Narrator and Voice Access

Steps to reproduce

Repro Steps:

  1. Open Windows Terminal.
  2. Open Voice Access AT.
  3. Inside Settings> Defaults >Appearance page, navigate to Defaults control and observe the issue.
  4. Navigate to other breadcrumb control throughout the Terminal app and observe the issue.

User Experience:
People with Visual impairments like Screen Reader will be impacted here as well as they will not be able to know the purpose of control.

Guideline Reference:
https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG21/Understanding/name-role-value

Attachments:
Unnammed Breadcrumb control.zip

Expected Behavior

Screen Reader should announce Breadcrumb control's name throughout Settings page.

For 'Defaults' Control in 'Defaults> Appearance', Screen Reader is announcing 'Defaults, link, Breadcrumb bar item 1 of 2'

Actual Behavior

Screen Reader is not announcing Breadcrumb control's name throughout Settings page.

For 'Defaults' Control in 'Defaults> Appearance', Screen Reader is announcing 'Breadcrumb bar item 1 of 2'

Observation: Issue repro with JAWS and NVDA Screen Reader.

Originally created by @ghost on GitHub (Aug 23, 2022). ### Windows Terminal version 1.15.2003.0 ### Windows build number 10.0.25179.1000 ### Other Software **Test Environment:** OS: Window 11 22H2 OS Build 25179.1000 App: Windows Terminal Preview AT: Narrator and Voice Access ### Steps to reproduce **Repro Steps:** 1. Open Windows Terminal. 2. Open Voice Access AT. 3. Inside Settings> Defaults >Appearance page, navigate to Defaults control and observe the issue. 4. Navigate to other breadcrumb control throughout the Terminal app and observe the issue. **User Experience:** People with Visual impairments like Screen Reader will be impacted here as well as they will not be able to know the purpose of control. **Guideline Reference:** https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG21/Understanding/name-role-value **Attachments:** [Unnammed Breadcrumb control.zip](https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/files/9401733/Unnammed.Breadcrumb.control.zip) ### Expected Behavior Screen Reader should announce Breadcrumb control's name throughout Settings page. For 'Defaults' Control in 'Defaults> Appearance', Screen Reader is announcing 'Defaults, link, Breadcrumb bar item 1 of 2' ### Actual Behavior Screen Reader is not announcing Breadcrumb control's name throughout Settings page. For 'Defaults' Control in 'Defaults> Appearance', Screen Reader is announcing 'Breadcrumb bar item 1 of 2' **Observation:** Issue repro with JAWS and NVDA Screen Reader.
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