Testing task: Read information about a filled in, expanded combobox

Describe how VoiceOver for macOS behaves when performing task "With focus on the combobox, read information about the combobox."

Test instructions

  1. Restore default settings for VoiceOver for macOS. For help, read Configuring Screen Readers for Testing.
  2. Activate the "Open test page" button below, which opens the example to test in a new window and runs a script that sets focus on and expands the Combobox, and sets the combobox value to 'Alabama'.
  3. Toggle Quick Nav OFF by pressing the Left Arrow and Right Arrow keys at the same time.
  4. With focus on the combobox, read information about the combobox.
  5. Using the following commands, With focus on the combobox, read information about the combobox.
    • Control+Option+F3
    • Control+Option+F4

Success Criteria

To pass this test, VoiceOver for macOS needs to meet all the following assertions when each specified command is executed:

  1. Role 'combobox' is conveyed
  2. Name of the combobox ('State') is conveyed
  3. State of the combobox (expanded) is conveyed
  4. Text of the selected option ('Alabama') is conveyed
  5. The ability to enter or edit text is conveyed
  6. State of the text in the input (selected) is conveyed
  7. The presence of autocomplete behavior is conveyed

Record Results

Read information about a filled in, expanded combobox

After 'Control+Option+F3'

AssertionSuccess caseFailure cases
Role 'combobox' is conveyed(required: mark output)
Name of the combobox ('State') is conveyed(required: mark output)
State of the combobox (expanded) is conveyed(required: mark output)
Text of the selected option ('Alabama') is conveyed(required: mark output)
The ability to enter or edit text is conveyed(required: mark output)
State of the text in the input (selected) is conveyed(required: mark output)
The presence of autocomplete behavior is conveyed(required: mark output)
Were there additional undesirable behaviors?(required)
Undesirable behaviors





After 'Control+Option+F4'

AssertionSuccess caseFailure cases
Role 'combobox' is conveyed(required: mark output)
Name of the combobox ('State') is conveyed(required: mark output)
State of the combobox (expanded) is conveyed(required: mark output)
Text of the selected option ('Alabama') is conveyed(required: mark output)
The ability to enter or edit text is conveyed(required: mark output)
State of the text in the input (selected) is conveyed(required: mark output)
The presence of autocomplete behavior is conveyed(required: mark output)
Were there additional undesirable behaviors?(required)
Undesirable behaviors