HTML definition list test
Test
- List should be announced as "definition" or "description" list when entering and leaving list.
- Number of list items should be announced.
- Ideally, number of list items should be announced based on term/description pairs, not total number of items. In the example below, the total number of list items should be two not four.
- Each list item should be announced.
Example
- Apple
- Red
- Banana
- Yellow
Code sample
<dl>
<dt>Apple</dt>
<dd>Red</dd>
<dt>Banana</dt>
<dd>Yellow</dd>
</dl>
| OS | Browser | NVDA 2014.4 | JAWS 16 | VoiceOver |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windows 7 | IE 11 |
"List with 4 items. Apple" "Red" "Banana" "Yellow" "Out of list" |
"Definition list with 2 items" "Apple" "Red" "Banana" "Yellow" "List end" |
|
| Windows 7 | IE 8 |
"List with 4 items. Apple" "Red" "Banana" "Yellow" "Out of list" |
"Definition list with 2 items" "Apple" "Red" "Banana" "Yellow" "List end" |
|
| Windows 7 | Chrome 39 |
"List with 4 items. Apple" "Red" "Banana" "Yellow" "Out of list" |
"Definition list with 2 items" "Apple" "Red" "Banana" "Yellow" "List end" |
|
| Windows 7 | Firefox 34 |
"List with 4 items. Apple" "Red" "Banana" "Yellow" "Out of list" |
"Definition list with 2 items" "Apple" "Red" "Banana" "Yellow" "List end" |
|
| OSX 10.9 | Chrome 39 |
"List 4 items" "Apple" "Red" "Banana" "Yellow" "End of list" |
||
| OSX 10.9 | Firefox 34 |
"Definition list 4 items" "Apple" "Red" "Banana" "Yellow" "End of definition list" |
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| OSX 10.9 | Safari 7 |
"Description list 4 items" "Apple" "Red" "Banana" "Yellow" "End of description list" |