Subject: Simple Test of the Accesibility of CSS Generated Content - msg#00062

The attached file is a very simple test of screen-reader support for
CSS-generated content, defined using the following syntax:

p:before { content: "You passed, you did not " }

so that, if rendered aurally by a screen reader, the CSS-generated
text ("You passed, you did not "), in conjunction with the first
word of the paragraph, ("FAIL!"), informs the tester whether the
CSS-generated content is available to the tester. otherwise, the aural
rendering of the sole paragraph on the page will begin: "FAIL!".

Note that the expected result -- even with User Agents that support CSS
generated content -- is that the attached document will fail an aural
test, as the generated content is not available to the screen reader via
the DOM, nor are most stand-alone screen readers CSS-aware. CSS-generated
text is written directly to the screen, and hence is unavailable to the
Assistive Technology.

gregory
(with thanks to chaals mccathienevile and opera software, upon whose test
this test document is based)
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Gregory J. Rosmaita, oedipus@xxxxxxxxx
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Simple Test of the Accesibility of Generated Content

FAIL! If your browser supports generated content, and you are told this test did not fail, when listening to a screen reader, then your screen reader can aurally render generated content. If you are told you fail, then your screen-reader does not aurally render generated content.

Please address any comments pertaining to this test document to the publically archived wai-xtech@xxxxxx.