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New UIA support and Braille not working #10191

@vincent-lg

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@vincent-lg

The support for UIA in console leads to a lot of problems in Braille.

Steps to reproduce

  1. Activate the UIA support for the Windows console in NVDA preferences.
  2. Start a console with a Braille display.
  3. And browse in review. No need to go far to see the problems.

Excerpt

Here is an excerpt for my own Windows console. When I open it, the review cursor is able to read the following:

Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.17763.678]
(c) 2018 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Users\Admin>

My Braille display, when scrolling with the review cursor (with pavnum7 and pavnum9 on a computer keyboard) reads the following:

78]
 Corporation. All rights reserved.

CC:\Users\Admin>

(The CC on the last line doesn't appear the first time, it only appears when browsing back to it, which shows some problems.)

So I'd say there is a problem. And when using the Braille keys to scroll, things get even more weird. I don't think I need to supply a full transcript: comparing outputs in the previous transcripts should show lots of problems.

So I would highly advise: please don't merge it or do some proper testing in Braille. Although the feature can be turned off, it's definitely on by default.

I'll be happy to do further testing if need be.

Information:

  • Windows 10 (see signature above if needed)
  • NVDA snapshot: alpha-18590,50619158
  • Braille display: HandyTech ActiveBraille

Thanks!

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