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Electron apps based are not accessible via MacOS "Hover Text" unless Voice Over is turned on #25695

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rfairweather opened this issue Sep 29, 2020 · 0 comments · Fixed by #26183
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Issue: Electron apps based are not accessible via Hover Text unless Voice Over is turned on.

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Issue Details

  • Electron Version:
    • All versions
  • Operating System:
    • MacOS Catalina
  • Last Known Working Electron version:
    • None

Expected Behavior

Hover Text appears for the text in the Electron app

Actual Behavior

Hover Text does not appear (but it does on Chromium)

To Reproduce

  1. Install any Electron app.
  2. Launch the Electron app.
  3. In MacOS System Preferences, go to Accessibility > Zoom, and enable Hover Text.
  4. Hover over text in the Electron app.

Now observe what happens when we enable Voice Over...

  1. Turn on Voice Over
  2. Hover over text in the Electron app.
  3. Observe that Hover Text shows for the text in the Electron app now that Voice Over is enabled

Additional resources

https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/use-hover-text-mchlb203bc78/mac#:~:text=%20%20%201%20On%20your%20Mac%2C%20choose,menu%2C%20then%20choose%20a%20location.%20If...%20More%20

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