JAWS does not speak the JavaScript alert dialog in Chrome

[mraccess77]

Summary

JAWS does not speak any contents in the JavaScript alert dialog in Chrome. Nothing is announced when it appears and insert+b does not read the dialog.

Example:

1. Go to any page with a JavaScript alert or confirm dialog
2. Press tab
3. Press insert+b
4. Note nothing is announced

Expected result

What did you expect to happen?

Actual result

JAWS should automatically speak the contents of the dialog and standard dialog commands should work.

Example

Additional Information

JAWS version and build number

JAWS >=2018

Operating System and version

Windows 7

Browser and version:

Chrome - latest build.

[stevefaulkner]

@mraccess77 Thanks for the issue report, in future would appreciate a working test case. have created one https://s.codepen.io/stevef/debug/qVEqLN

[stevefaulkner]

@mraccess77 I can reproduce the issue with JAWS 18.0.453 and Chrome Version 62.0.3202.75 (Official Build) (64-bit) on Win 10. I can also reproduce with NVDA 2107.3, which suggests its a chrome issue. I cannot view an accessibility tree for the alert dialog using object inspection tools

[stevefaulkner]

@mraccess77 filed bug on chrome https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=779501, so closing here for now.