Hi,

During scan mode on web browser, when I press "h" to move heading by heading, Narrator initially speaks "heading level 1 (2, 3, etc.)" and then speaks the title.

I would like narrator to speak a title and then "heading level" WHEN I PRESS "h".

It's similar to other screen readers like JAWS and NVDA.

I also have an issue with news.google.com - When I pressed "h" in Internet Explorer, the Narrator skipped headings for headlines, but JAWS and NVDA can can do that.

And for Microsoft Edge, Narrator can jump to headings nicely, but it initially spoke URL address and then the headline. I don't know why.

Regarding scan mode again, can you add a funny beep sound instead of speaking "Scan mode on/off"? It's annoying.

Thank you,
Otto

windows setup running narrator to install windows 10 v1803
problem when trying to change time and currency format from english u.s to english u.k when navvegateing
if you up arrow once narrator should tell me that the item has changed eg time and currency format: english united kingdom instead, i get silence when arrowing up and down the list could this be fixed?
stepps to reproduce
run windows 10 1803 install dvd with narrator running
tab once to time and currency format box up and down arrow what should happen?
narrator should tell us what the item is that we are on.
the only way to know currently what item i have moved to is to tab once then shift tab back to hear the updated item.
I hope this makes sence

Microsoft Rewards is a great way to support Microsoft, then have Microsoft support you. Narrator is growing with every new release of Windows 10, and I feel that blind users of other screen readers should try Narrator more often. A good way to facilitate this is by having Narrator usage drive up points in Microsoft Rewards, and perhaps having accessibility-based rewards, like being the next voice in a Microsoft TTS engine, or choosing the next feature to be worked on for Narrator. This would definitely bring more blind people to using Narrator, and expand Microsoft's reach into accessibility and feedback. Microsoft has made surfing with Edge a way for users to gather points, so too can they allow navigating Windows, each key press with Narrator active going for a percentage of a point, just like every page click with Edge.

When using a Braille display, we have two main uses of the display. Reading entails using spacial information and formatting. Editing is more able to show accurate, print layout information with formatting in a print manner. When reading, headings should be close to the center of the Braille display's width. When editing they should be shown symbolically, like (H1). When reading, italics should be shown using Braille formatting depending on the Braille output table and language. When editing, they can be shown with print indicators, like (I) (end I). The same could be done with separators on web pages, and different levels of headings in reading mode could be at different indentations. Lists could also be shown in reading views with Braille formatting rules.

In Windows 10 insider preview 17115.1, Narrator won't echo keys like the arrow keys, tab, shift, control, windows, escape, and many others. Not sure if this is a bug or by design, but would someone tell me if this Narrator behavior will be released along with Windows 10 version 1803? But what is a bug is that typing tabs in notepad, wordpad, and other text editing programs is silent. To reproduce, open your preferred Microsoft text editor, such as notepad or wordpad. Press tab. Notice that Narrator stays silent, but using the arrow keys to move around the text will announce tab and other characters as normal. I will also add detail to some feedback in Feedback Hub and will link this feedback there. Please visit https://aka.ms/Esfy5c in the Feedback Hub to view the corresponding feedback.

The Apple ecosystem has a touchpad that supports multiple touches. This is called Trackpad. The viewing panel provides support for performing some of the screen reader commands. Slide your finger to the left and right to give the previous item and next item commands. Rotor movement etc. Some modern computers have a multi-touch touchpad. I think touch movements can be programmed. these programming techniques should be used for the narrator.
you should allow the use of the mouse surface to control the screen reader instead of reading the mouse cursor. so that some navigation movements can be used with one hand.

I've noticed today that if installing Windows 10 Fall Creators Update in bulgarian, Narrator starts with the english voice Zira. Not only that, but it is the only voice available to select in Narrator until the first restart during the installation process. After the machine restarts for the first time during the installation process, the bulgarian voice "Ivan" is available to select and use in Narrator. Yes, but at that stage half of the installation has passed inaccessibly, because only an english voice can be used and the UI is in bulgarian, making it unreadable with Narrator. In my opinion, even from the start of the installation process, we should be able to use a voice which matches the locale of the installation, instead of only an english one.