Support Article
Accessibility: Standard grid operation icons are not descriptive
SA-104910
Summary
Table Edit or Delete icons are not descriptive when using a screen reader.
Error Messages
Not Applicable
Steps to Reproduce
- Create a table.
- Configure the table with standard Edit and Delete icons.
- On the User portal, enable the JAWS screen reader.
- Create a few rows.
- Press Insert+F7 shortcut (links shortcut).
Root Cause
Field values were not created that met the user requirements.
Resolution
Perform the following local-change:
- Create a corresponding Helper Text field value for each icon.
- Customize the value to include the 'key' value used to identify the row.
- At run time, with JAWS enabled, press 'Insert+F7' to display the links on the page.
- To include the row number, include the {.pxListSubscript} in the field value.
Published June 5, 2020 - Updated December 2, 2021
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