HTML5 block link tests

Software used

Note: testing was conducted using several browsers of each platform, no discernible difference between combinations of AT and browser was found.

test cases

block level element only

paragraph element

block level element and inline text

paragraph element

and some text

text with line breaks

some text before a line brake
and some more text after.

image only with alt text

image only

text and image with alt text

link text and image

text and image with null alt text (alt="")

link text and

Results

test cases JAWS 12 NVDA Window eyes 7.2 VoiceOver
block level element only link text link text link text link text
block level element and inline text When using the link shortcut keys, or cursoring by line: text inside and outside of paragraph treated as seperate links. When cursoring by line: text inside and outside of paragraph treated as seperate links. Text inside and outside of paragraph treated as seperate link. Repeats text
text with a line break link text When cursoring by line: each line is treated as a seperate link. link text Repeats text
image only with alt text link text link text link text link text
text and image with alt text link text link text link text Repeats text
text and image with null alt text (alt="") link text link text link text link text