Should a name change of a focused control (such as button) be conveyed?

[mfairchild365]

Steps to reproduce:

1. Using NVDA and Chrome, navigate to https://js-pce2dd.stackblitz.io
2. Navigate to each button and activate it
3. Observe that NVDA does not announce name changes for example 2, but it does for example 1

Note that the name change is conveyed if the aria-label is updated (example 2), but not if the inner text is updated (example 1).

Actual behavior:

Nothing is conveyed after activating the button in example 2.

Expected behavior:

I expect to hear the new name.

System configuration

NVDA installed/portable/running from source:

Installed

NVDA version:

2020.1

Windows version:

Windows 10

Name and version of other software in use when reproducing the issue:

Chrome 83 and Firefox 77

Other information about your system:

Other questions

Does the issue still occur after restarting your computer?

Yes

Have you tried any other versions of NVDA? If so, please report their behaviors.

I have not

If addons are disabled, is your problem still occuring?

Yes

Did you try to run the COM registry fixing tool in NVDA menu / tools?

No

[Adriani90]

cc: @jcsteh at least for Firefox.

[jcsteh]

The name change should ideally be conveyed, yes. The reason it isn't for the text content case is that neither browser fires a nameChange event in that case. Fixing that problem is a lot harder than it might seem, especially without hurting performance. The Mozilla bug for is this is https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1422913

[bhavyashah]

Assuming that this issue would be automatically resolved if the concerned Mozilla bug is fixed, is it alright to close this ticket with a NeedsExternalFix label? If my assumption is wrong, then never mind this question.

[Adriani90]

@bhavyashah I would not close this issue, we can track here the Mozilla bug and after that we can close this.