Merge c87d030 into 8c9efe8

jcsteh · web-flow · commit b619456c05f8 · 2025-06-17T11:48:03.000Z
diff --git a/source/NVDAObjects/IAccessible/__init__.py b/source/NVDAObjects/IAccessible/__init__.py
@@ -892,7 +892,9 @@ def _get_shouldAllowIAccessibleMenuStartEvent(self) -> bool:
 		return True
 
 	def _get_TextInfo(self):
-		if hasattr(self, "IAccessibleTextObject"):
+		if hasattr(self, "IAccessibleTextObject") and (
+			self.role == controlTypes.Role.EDITABLETEXT or controlTypes.State.EDITABLE in self.states
+		):
 			return IA2TextTextInfo
 		return super(IAccessible, self).TextInfo
 
diff --git a/user_docs/en/changes.md b/user_docs/en/changes.md
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
   * Search suggestions are now reported reliably.
 * In Windows 11, NVDA will no longer announce emoji panel items twice while browsing them. (#18236, @josephsl)
 * It is now possible to route to any braille cell on the Humanware Monarch multiline braille device, using their point and click action. (#18248)
+* In focus mode in web browsers, it is now possible to review and spell the labels of controls when those labels are specifically provided for accessibility; e.g. via aria-label or aria-labelledby. (#15159, @jcsteh)
 
 ### Changes for Developers
 
