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  2. JDK-8286099

JAWS does not read selected text value from either JTextField or JTextArea

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      JAWS fails to read the selected text either from JTextField or JTextArea.
      I compared it with windows native application 'Notepad' and JAWS reads the selected text.

      Step to reproduce
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      1) Run the attached testcase
      2) Enable JAWS via bin\jabswitch.exe -enable
      3) Start JAWS
      4) Click on the test frame and start typing any characters
      5) Select all the characters in the JTextArea either by mouse or by key combination. If JAWS fails to read the selected text then the bug is reproduced.

      I have attached the Screen Recording of the same comparing with native app 'NotePad' in windows machine.

      However when I compared the same with VO on macOS, VO reads the selected text.

        1. JAWS_JTextArea_Bug.mov
          31.10 MB
          Lawrence Andrews
        2. TestTextAreaAccessibility.java
          1 kB
          Lawrence Andrews
        3. TestTextAreaWithJAWS.java
          1 kB
          Abhishek Kumar
        4. TextArea_With_JAWS_Recording.mp4
          1.36 MB
          Abhishek Kumar

            abhiscxk Abhishek Kumar
            landrews Lawrence Andrews
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