Repository: vscode
Issue: [Accessibility] problems.decorations.enabled setting must equally benefit screen reader users
Labels: bug,accessibility,error-list


Type: <b>Bug</b>

`{problems.decorations.enabled}` is set to true by default which indicates file/folder errors and warnings in Explorer (ctrl+shift+e) View.

However, this setting does not take any effect for screen reader users because the hint is added via title attribute and this is not recognizable by most screen readers (tested with JAWS and NVDA).

## Suggestions

1. Play corresponding error/warning audio cues on any files or folders containing problems in Explorer view.

2. Use aria-label to indicate the problem type and the number, such as "test.txt, error 3"

VS Code version: Code - Insiders 1.82.0-insider (83fc3ad9bd553869e8fea3d370d1d2bd438f9e54, 2023-08-04T05:35:09.023Z)
OS version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.22621
Modes:

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<summary>System Info</summary>

|Item|Value|
|---|---|
|CPUs|11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-1145G7 @ 2.60GHz (8 x 2611)|
|GPU Status|2d_canvas: enabled<br>canvas_oop_rasterization: disabled_off<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>video_decode: enabled<br>video_encode: enabled<br>vulkan: disabled_off<br>webgl: enabled<br>webgl2: enabled<br>webgpu: enabled|
|Load (avg)|undefined|
|Memory (System)|15.71GB (6.29GB free)|
|Process Argv|--crash-reporter-id b05b88e5-8894-4031-ae34-fa034ebddea9|
|Screen Reader|yes|
|VM|0%|
</details><details><summary>Extensions (91)</summary>

Extension|Author (truncated)|Version
---|---|---
android-dev-ext|ade|1.3.2
Bookmarks|ale|13.4.1
openscad|Ant|1.2.1
spellright|ban|3.0.116
zoterolatex|bna|0.4.1
mermaid-markdown-syntax-highlighting|bpr|1.5.2
doxdocgen|csc|1.4.0
dscodegpt|Dan|2.1.15
vscode-markdownlint|Dav|0.51.0
vscode-eslint|dba|2.4.2
vscode-quick-select|dba|0.2.9
vscode-deno|den|3.20.0
gitlens|eam|14.2.0
EditorConfig|Edi|0.16.4
prettier-vscode|esb|10.1.0
vscode-google-translate|fun|1.4.13
codespaces|Git|1.14.14
copilot|Git|1.100.313
copilot-chat|Git|0.7.2023072802
remotehub|Git|0.60.0
vscode-github-actions|git|0.26.1
vscode-pull-request-github|Git|0.70.0
easy-snippet|inu|0.6.3
path-autocomplete|ion|1.24.1
latex-workshop|Jam|9.13.4
lilypond-syntax|jea|0.1.1
scheme|jea|0.2.0
better-cpp-syntax|jef|1.17.2
google-search|kam|0.0.1
vscode-lua-format|Koi|1.3.8
lilypond-formatter|lhl|0.2.3
lilypond-pdf-preview|lhl|0.2.8
lilypond-snippets|lhl|0.1.1
vslilypond|lhl|1.7.3
zotero|mbl|0.1.10
git-graph|mhu|1.30.0
vscode-docker|ms-|1.26.0
black-formatter|ms-|2023.4.1
flake8|ms-|2023.6.0
isort|ms-|2023.11.12061012
python|ms-|2023.14.0
vscode-pylance|ms-|2023.8.10
jupyter|ms-|2023.7.1002162226
jupyter-keymap|ms-|1.1.2
jupyter-renderers|ms-|1.0.17
vscode-jupyter-cell-tags|ms-|0.1.8
vscode-jupyter-slideshow|ms-|0.1.5
remote-containers|ms-|0.305.0
remote-ssh|ms-|0.102.0
remote-ssh-edit|ms-|0.86.0
remote-wsl|ms-|0.81.0
vscode-remote-extensionpack|ms-|0.24.0
azure-repos|ms-|0.36.0
cmake-tools|ms-|1.14.34
cpptools|ms-|1.16.3
cpptools-extension-pack|ms-|1.3.0
js-debug-nightly|ms-|2023.8.417
powershell|ms-|2023.6.0
remote-repositories|ms-|0.38.1
vscode-github-issue-notebooks|ms-|0.0.129
vscode-selfhost-test-provider|ms-|0.3.15
vscode-serial-monitor|ms-|0.10.0
vsliveshare|ms-|1.0.5877
resourcemonitor|mut|1.0.7
autodocstring|njp|0.6.1
pandocciter|not|0.10.3
shiny-python|Pos|0.1.2
shinyuieditor|pos|0.4.3
quarto|qua|1.91.0
r-debugger|RDe|0.5.4
java|red|1.21.0
vscode-xml|red|0.26.1
r|REd|2.8.1
multi-command|ryu|1.6.0
vscode-deepl|soe|1.0.6
abc-music|sof|0.4.0
lua|sum|3.6.26
latex-utilities|tec|0.4.10
chatgpt|tim|1.1.2
cmake|twx|0.0.17
errorlens|use|3.12.0
intellicode-api-usage-examples|Vis|0.2.7
vscodeintellicode|Vis|1.2.30
vscode-arduino|vsc|0.6.0
vscode-java-debug|vsc|0.53.0
vscode-java-dependency|vsc|0.23.1
vscode-java-pack|vsc|0.25.13
vscode-java-test|vsc|0.39.1
vscode-maven|vsc|0.42.0
markdown-all-in-one|yzh|3.5.1
grammarly|znc|0.22.1

(1 theme extensions excluded)

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