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  1. Bug #209509
  2. Comment #83

Comment 83 for bug 209509

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In , Alexander Surkov (surkov-alexander) wrote :

(In reply to Marco Zehe (:MarcoZ) from comment #72)
> Comment on attachment 710783
> Patch
>
> This patch removes the read-only input that holds the path and name of the
> chosen file. In a regular nightly build, this is accessible to both JAWS and
> NVDA. In the try build, using the first testcase above, or any other file
> input, the path and file name are no longer accessible. All that remains
> after choosing a file is the "Browse..." button, as if no file had been
> chosen yet. Denying feedback.

the fix will be rather on a11y side but I agree this shouldn't go until we have accessibility solution for this.

Jamie, I think we need your help. Can you take a look please at try build:
https://<email address hidden>/
and say how we should expose the input@type="file" to AT to make it working with NVDA?