[JAWS] Search results read "results found" instead of something useful #18617

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opened 2026-01-31 06:19:28 +00:00 by claunia · 2 comments
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Originally created by @carlos-zamora on GitHub (Oct 6, 2022).

Windows Terminal version

1.16.2642

Windows build number

No response

Other Software

JAWS (though this probably repros with any screen reader)

Steps to reproduce

  1. generate text (i.e. ls)
  2. open search dialog (ctrl+shift+f)
  3. search for something (i.e. text) NOTE: make sure there are results!

Expected Behavior

the line of text should be read (i.e. this is example text where "text" is selected)

This gives context to the user

Actual Behavior

reads "results available"

Most likely caused by https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/pull/12301

Other feedback

  • "no results found" is good!
  • "findMatch" should work the exact same way
  • when we loop around the buffer, we should say "back to top/bottom"
Originally created by @carlos-zamora on GitHub (Oct 6, 2022). ### Windows Terminal version 1.16.2642 ### Windows build number _No response_ ### Other Software JAWS (though this probably repros with any screen reader) ### Steps to reproduce 1. generate text (i.e. `ls`) 2. open search dialog (<kbd>ctrl+shift+f</kbd>) 3. search for something (i.e. `text`) NOTE: make sure there are results! ### Expected Behavior the line of text should be read (i.e. `this is example text` where "text" is selected) This gives context to the user ### Actual Behavior reads "results available" Most likely caused by https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/pull/12301 ## Other feedback - "no results found" is good! - "findMatch" should work the exact same way - when we loop around the buffer, we should say "back to top/bottom"
claunia added the Issue-BugProduct-TerminalArea-Accessibility labels 2026-01-31 06:19:28 +00:00
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@carlos-zamora commented on GitHub (Oct 6, 2022):

Throwing this in next milestone. I don't think we'll have time to fix this for this coming release, but this is a decent dissatisfaction for screen reader users (I mean, find is basically useless tbh).

Feel free to change if you disagree.

@carlos-zamora commented on GitHub (Oct 6, 2022): Throwing this in _next_ milestone. I don't think we'll have time to fix this for this coming release, but this is a decent dissatisfaction for screen reader users (I mean, find is basically useless tbh). Feel free to change if you disagree.
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@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Sep 19, 2023):

I'm tossing this back to the backlog. Though, now we could actually announce how many results there were, so that's cool

@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Sep 19, 2023): I'm tossing this back to the backlog. Though, now we could actually announce how many results there were, so that's cool
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Reference: starred/terminal#18617