Testing task: Navigate to the next option in a listbox popup

Describe how VoiceOver for macOS behaves when performing task "With focus on an option in the listbox popup, navigate forwards to the next option."

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 expands the combobox, sets the combobox value to 'Alabama' and places focus on that option in the listbox popup.
  3. Toggle Quick Nav OFF by pressing the Left Arrow and Right Arrow keys at the same time.
  4. With focus on an option in the listbox popup, navigate forwards to the next option.
  5. Using the following commands, With focus on an option in the listbox popup, navigate forwards to the next option.
    • Control+Option+Right
    • Down Arrow

Success Criteria

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

  1. State of the combobox (expanded) is conveyed
  2. Role of the popup ('listbox') is conveyed
  3. Name of the popup ('States') is conveyed
  4. Text of the focused option in the popup ('Alaska') is conveyed
  5. State of the focused option in the popup (selected) is conveyed
  6. Position of the focused option in the popup (2) is conveyed
  7. Number of options in the popup (56) is conveyed

Record Results

Navigate to the next option in a listbox popup

After 'Control+Option+Right'

AssertionSuccess caseFailure cases
State of the combobox (expanded) is conveyed(required: mark output)
Role of the popup ('listbox') is conveyed(required: mark output)
Name of the popup ('States') is conveyed(required: mark output)
Text of the focused option in the popup ('Alaska') is conveyed(required: mark output)
State of the focused option in the popup (selected) is conveyed(required: mark output)
Position of the focused option in the popup (2) is conveyed(required: mark output)
Number of options in the popup (56) is conveyed(required: mark output)
Were there additional undesirable behaviors?(required)
Undesirable behaviors





After 'Down Arrow'

AssertionSuccess caseFailure cases
State of the combobox (expanded) is conveyed(required: mark output)
Role of the popup ('listbox') is conveyed(required: mark output)
Name of the popup ('States') is conveyed(required: mark output)
Text of the focused option in the popup ('Alaska') is conveyed(required: mark output)
State of the focused option in the popup (selected) is conveyed(required: mark output)
Position of the focused option in the popup (2) is conveyed(required: mark output)
Number of options in the popup (56) is conveyed(required: mark output)
Were there additional undesirable behaviors?(required)
Undesirable behaviors