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Report cell coordinates when navigating with mouse in Excel #15420
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Does NVDA report the table cell roles when you enable the mouse option |
Yes, the cell role is reported once for each cell moved to. |
In that case, I think we should consider changing the |
That's a nice idea, maybe it can also solve #15397 at the same time. |
I marked this as "needs product decision". In short, I propose:
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Given there's been no negative feedback I think your proposal is sufficient @LeonarddeR |
Fixes #15420 Summary of the issue: When the mouse option "Report role when mouse enters object" is enabled, NVDA reports the role of objects when the mouse enters them. However, the role is in pretty insufficient in many situations, for example: Check boxes: checked state is missing Table cells: coordinates are missing Description of user facing changes Renamed "Report role when mouse enters object" to "Report object when mouse enters it" When enabled, additional properties (such as states, cell coordinates, table info) will be reported Description of development approach Implemented some additional logic to speak objects with reason controlTypes.OutputReason.MOUSE, and made event_mouseMove use speech.speakObject.
Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
(Requested by a user via email)
When hovering the mouse over cells in Excel, NVDA reports the contents of a given cell, but not the coordinates.
Describe the solution you'd like
An option to report cell coordinates when hovering with the mouse.
Describe alternatives you've considered
Additional context
Magnification users particularly may not have the top or left edge of the spreadsheet (where the visual cell rows and columns) visible when navigating. And if they do, reading them requires scanning across and up from the current location and back which can be difficult for low vision users.
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