Repository: vscode
Issue: On MacOs with Voiceover, one can't know the cell number in the notebook view
Labels: bug,notebook-accessibility


Type: <b>Bug</b>

	1.	Launch VS Code, open a Jupyter notebook, enable VoiceOver, and focus on the cells view (focused by default).
	2.	Navigate between cells using the up and down arrow keys.
	3.	Observe how VoiceOver announces the cells.

Expected Behavior:
In addition to the existing announcement, VoiceOver should report the cell’s positional information, e.g., “Cell 3 of 20.”

Actual Behavior:
No such announcement is made.

Note:
This appears to be a regression, possibly introduced in VS Code 195 or a similar version. While the removal of the aforementioned announcement is a welcome change on Windows—where screen readers like NVDA automatically provide such information—it creates an issue on macOS, as VoiceOver fails to replicate this behavior.

As a result, users cannot easily determine their position within the notebook, leading to a more confusing experience.

VS Code version: Code 1.95.3 (f1a4fb101478ce6ec82fe9627c43efbf9e98c813, 2024-11-13T14:50:04.152Z)
OS version: Darwin arm64 24.2.0
Modes:
Remote OS version: Linux x64 5.4.0-176-generic

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<summary>System Info</summary>

|Item|Value|
|---|---|
|CPUs|Apple M1 Max (10 x 2400)|
|GPU Status|2d_canvas: enabled<br>canvas_oop_rasterization: enabled_on<br>direct_rendering_display_compositor: disabled_off_ok<br>gpu_compositing: enabled<br>multiple_raster_threads: enabled_on<br>opengl: enabled_on<br>rasterization: enabled<br>raw_draw: disabled_off_ok<br>skia_graphite: disabled_off<br>video_decode: enabled<br>video_encode: enabled<br>webgl: enabled<br>webgl2: enabled<br>webgpu: enabled<br>webnn: disabled_off|
|Load (avg)|3, 3, 4|
|Memory (System)|32.00GB (0.60GB free)|
|Process Argv|--crash-reporter-id 9b5d4c22-c9c6-418d-9268-ef070e8d74f8|
|Screen Reader|yes|
|VM|0%|

|Item|Value|
|---|---|
|Remote|SSH: 10.33.80.124|
|OS|Linux x64 5.4.0-176-generic|
|CPUs|Intel(R) Xeon(R) Silver 4316 CPU @ 2.30GHz (80 x 0)|
|Memory (System)|377.54GB (370.51GB free)|
|VM|0%|
</details><details><summary>Extensions (16)</summary>

Extension|Author (truncated)|Version
---|---|---
jupyter-keymap|ms-|1.1.2
remote-ssh|ms-|0.115.1
remote-ssh-edit|ms-|0.87.0
vscode-remote-extensionpack|ms-|0.26.0
remote-explorer|ms-|0.4.3
remote-server|ms-|1.5.2
debugpy|ms-|2024.12.0
python|ms-|2024.20.0
vscode-pylance|ms-|2024.12.1
jupyter|ms-|2024.10.0
jupyter-keymap|ms-|1.1.2
jupyter-renderers|ms-|1.0.21
tensorboard|ms-|2023.10.1002992421
vscode-jupyter-cell-tags|ms-|0.1.9
vscode-jupyter-slideshow|ms-|0.1.6
code-spell-checker|str|4.0.21

(1 theme extensions excluded)

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