Bug 166550 - Unable to navigate in browse mode of NVDA
Summary: Unable to navigate in browse mode of NVDA
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 137955
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Writer (show other bugs)
Version:
(earliest affected)
25.2.3.2 release
Hardware: All Windows (All)
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Assignee: Not Assigned
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Keywords: accessibility
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Blocks: a11y, Accessibility
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Reported: 2025-05-12 15:29 UTC by raal
Modified: 2025-05-13 05:55 UTC (History)
3 users (show)

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Description raal 2025-05-12 15:29:07 UTC 
Description:
It should be possible to switch NVDA screen reader to browse mode using NVDA + spacebar and navigate by headings, lists, links, tables etc. using single letter keys.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Open a document containing headings, lists, links and tables.
2. Turn on NVDA screen reader.
3. Press NVDA + spacebar to switch to browse mode.

Actual Results:
Browse mode cannot be enabled.

Expected Results:
Browse mode should be enabled and single letter keys, e.g., H, L, K, T, etc., should work for navigation by headings, lists, links, tables, etc.


Reproducible: Always


User Profile Reset: No

Additional Info:
Bug created on behalf of Adam Samec.
Comment 1 raal 2025-05-12 16:26:57 UTC 
versions:
LibreOffice 25.2.3.2 (X86_64).
NVDA 2024.4.2.
Windows 11, 24H2 (OS Build 26100.3775)
Comment 2 Michael Weghorn 2025-05-13 05:55:13 UTC 
That will need work in both, LibreOffice and NVDA, see existing ticket tdf#137955 and the NVDA issue referenced from there:
https://github.com/nvaccess/nvda/issues/8148

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 137955 ***