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Accessibility: screen reader only announces timestamps in Codex Windows conversation list, not conversation titles #23048

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What version of the Codex App are you using (From “About Codex” dialog)?

The newest

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conversation titles are not announced by screen readers Hello, I am a blind user using the Codex desktop app on Windows, and I have found an accessibility issue that makes the conversation list difficult to use with a screen reader. In the left sidebar, each conversation appears visually to have a title and a relative time. However, when I navigate this conversation list with a screen reader, I only hear the time, such as “24 minutes ago” or “6 hours ago”. The conversation title is not announced. This means I cannot tell what each conversation is about. I can only hear when it was last updated, which is not enough to identify or choose the correct conversation. Sighted users can visually see the conversation titles, but screen reader users cannot access that information. From an accessibility perspective, it seems that the accessible name or label for each conversation item may only include the timestamp, while the visible title is not being exposed correctly to assistive technologies. Expected behavior: When a screen reader focuses on a conversation item, it should announce the conversation title first, followed by the time. For example: - “Fix registration name issue, 24 minutes ago” - “Add Codex dictation shortcut, 6 hours ago” - “Install desktop app, 9 hours ago” Please consider fixing this as soon as possible, because it creates a serious usability problem for blind users. Without the conversation titles being announced, the conversation list is very hard to navigate. Thank you.

What platform is your computer?

windows 11

What issue are you seeing?

I am a blind user using the Codex desktop app on Windows. In the left sidebar, the conversation list visually shows each conversation title together with a relative timestamp. However, when I navigate the conversation list with a screen reader, only the timestamp is announced, such as "24 minutes ago" or "6 hours ago". The conversation title is not announced.

This makes the conversation list very difficult to use, because I cannot tell what each conversation is about. Sighted users can visually identify conversations by their titles, but screen reader users only hear the time.

This appears to be an accessibility bug: the accessible name or label for each conversation item may only include the timestamp, while the visible conversation title is not exposed correctly to assistive technologies.

What steps can reproduce the bug?

  1. Open the Codex desktop app on Windows.
  2. Make sure there are multiple conversations in the left sidebar.
  3. Navigate the conversation list using a screen reader.
  4. Observe what the screen reader announces for each conversation item.

Actual result:
The screen reader announces only the relative timestamp, such as "24 minutes ago" or "6 hours ago".

Expected result:
The screen reader should announce the conversation title, preferably followed by the timestamp.

What is the expected behavior?

When a screen reader focuses on a conversation item in the left sidebar, it should announce the conversation title first, followed by the relative timestamp. For example: "Fix registration name issue, 24 minutes ago."

The visible conversation title should be included in the accessible name or label for the conversation item.

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