JAWS and Chrome RadioGroups using aria-activedescendant JAWS Does Not Switch to the PC Cursor when Navigating into a Radio Button Group using the Tab Key if VPC Active #853
if Tab or Shift+Tab is used to navigate into a radio button group when virtual cursor is active, JAWS does Not Switch from virtual cursor to PC cursor. This is true even with the AutoFormsMode setting set to Auto.
Expected result
JAWS should switch to the PC cursor (turn on forms mode) once the radio button group is
navigated into using the Tab key.
Actual result
The Virtual PC cursor remains the active cursor. Users must press Enter to manually switch on forms mode.
We do consider this a bug if you are tabbing into a radio group. If forms mode is not set to auto then we want to keep the virtual cursor active but tabbing into the radio group should enable forms mode.
Summary
if Tab or Shift+Tab is used to navigate into a radio button group when virtual cursor is active, JAWS does Not Switch from virtual cursor to PC cursor. This is true even with the AutoFormsMode setting set to Auto.
Expected result
JAWS should switch to the PC cursor (turn on forms mode) once the radio button group is navigated into using the Tab key.
Actual result
The Virtual PC cursor remains the active cursor. Users must press Enter to manually switch on forms mode.
Example
https://aria-at.netlify.app/tests/radiogroup-aria-activedescendant/reference/2022-4-7_113015/radio-activedescendant.setfocusonfirstradiobutton
Additional Information
JAWS version and build number
2024.2406.121
Operating System and version
Windows 10 / 11
Browser and version:
Google Chrome 126.0.6478.183 (Official Build) (64-bit)