Hello,
As the title says,, the Flow doesn't seem to be very well suited, basically compatible with screen readers, at least for Windows.
I'm completely blind, I using the Windows 11 Professional with latest updates, FLOSS screen reader called NVDA (Non-visual Desktop Access), and I tested the latest version of the Flow Browser. When the welcome dialog appears, everything is fine, but the home page is kind of congested. By the way, I don't like that Google is the default search engine and that their services are highlighted, but that's not the main thing. Searching and opening pages generally work as they should, but I don't know how to open the context menu, enter the settings and generally check what Flow has. Whatever hotkey I press (Alt, F10, Shift +F10, Alt +D, Tab...), nothing happens or only sometimes the system dialog opens. Or more simply, the screen reader (in my case the NVDA) does not respond and I have practically nothing to click on, not even the address bar. Most browsers (both Chromium and also Firefox-based) don't have these problems at all, but I don't know if it has anything to do with Electron itself, its design and architecture, so I apologize if I reported this in the wrong place.
I will be happy to provide as much information as I can if needed, although I do not have any advanced knowledge. I've already read how powerful, feature-rich and based on strict privacy, safety and security rules Flow is, but I believe you understand how the current interface, appearance and layout is hard to use for me.
Thank you in the advanced.
Hello,
As the title says,, the Flow doesn't seem to be very well suited, basically compatible with screen readers, at least for Windows.
I'm completely blind, I using the Windows 11 Professional with latest updates, FLOSS screen reader called NVDA (Non-visual Desktop Access), and I tested the latest version of the Flow Browser. When the welcome dialog appears, everything is fine, but the home page is kind of congested. By the way, I don't like that Google is the default search engine and that their services are highlighted, but that's not the main thing. Searching and opening pages generally work as they should, but I don't know how to open the context menu, enter the settings and generally check what Flow has. Whatever hotkey I press (Alt, F10, Shift +F10, Alt +D, Tab...), nothing happens or only sometimes the system dialog opens. Or more simply, the screen reader (in my case the NVDA) does not respond and I have practically nothing to click on, not even the address bar. Most browsers (both Chromium and also Firefox-based) don't have these problems at all, but I don't know if it has anything to do with Electron itself, its design and architecture, so I apologize if I reported this in the wrong place.
I will be happy to provide as much information as I can if needed, although I do not have any advanced knowledge. I've already read how powerful, feature-rich and based on strict privacy, safety and security rules Flow is, but I believe you understand how the current interface, appearance and layout is hard to use for me.
Thank you in the advanced.