Adding the ability to read allowed from a certain position microsoft edge

[M3198]

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

Yes. Specifically, my issue is trying to use the read allowed feature in microsoft edge In microsoft edge, whenever I try to read allowed from a specific portion of the text, it always reads from top rather than from where I want it to read from. For example, if we assume there are 26 lines on a particular page, and I want microsoft edge to read allowed from line 4 or 5 for example, it reads from line one, i.e. the top line..

Describe the solution you'd like

In microsoft edge, when a sited person wants to use the read allowed function and read from a specific portion of the text, they would left click and hold on the portion, then do a right click and select read allowed. Also, when a sited person highlights the portion they want the read allowed feature to read from, they use the mouse to highlight the text in yellow as microsoft edge recognizes that it should start reading from that point. So there could be a keyboard combination to invoke this highlighting feature. Also, in the NVDA settings categories, there could be a highlight category or maybe in the vision category itself where one can select the color and change it. There could be options like yellow, red, white etc.

Describe alternatives you've considered

I've tried to use object navigation and right click through NVDA key pluss right bracket, using shift down arrow to select the text normally as in selecting words in a word document. I have also tried invoking the applications menu through function right control and using shift f 10 shortcut. Whenever I did a right click through NVDA right bracket, I always made sure I was in object navigation mode, not screen review mode.

Additional context

I have also tried enabling the ability to highlight text in NVDA preferences vision, but that hasn't worked either.

[hwf1324]

Hi,

Are you referring to Edge's own ability to read text aloud?

That requires a browser native selection.

Unfortunately NVDA has a hard time doing that on Edge, and it takes some finesse.

Related: #3773

Thanks.

[M3198]

Yes, I'm refering to microsoft edge's own ability to do that.
Can you teach me how to do it if at all possible?
Best regards,
Muhammad.

[hwf1324]

Hi,

I'm sorry, I'm actually a mouse user.

I may need to do some testing with a keyboard tomorrow to answer this question.

Thanks.