whatsapp - any hint to find the list of a conversation's participants when I type at?

[alexan...@gmail.com]

Hello friends!

In the old version, When I typed @, the focus was placed in a list of participants and I could choose one to tag.

I know that was due to an addon.

Now I type the @ sign and I am trying to navigate using object mode. But I can’t find this list.

Is there any other approach?

 

[Fawaz abdul rahman]

Hi,

The behavior is not consistent but, what you can try is:

Type the name after at sign, then if it is not selected, try tabbing and then return to the edit box with shift tab, stay in focus mode.

By now, the first match should be selected to mention. However, you cannot browse the list of matches as we were able to do previously, and even the solution I mentioned is not consistent.

Good luck.

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[Mujtaba Merchant]

What do you know, now even this does not work! brilliant, so much for the update!

It is incredibly frustrating that even the workarounds are becoming hit-or-miss. It seems like every "improvement" to the interface just adds more barriers for screen reader users.

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[Rui Fontes]

Hello!

After entering the @ sign, press Escape and Control+Home.

There you will find the group members.

Press Enter in the ones you want.

Press E to go again to the edit field and keep writing...

Best regards,

Rui Fontes
NVDA portuguese team

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[Mujtaba Merchant]

Thank you for sharing this tip, tried it however when I typed the at symbol and pressed ESC and CNTRL HOME, I did not get the list of members. NVDA did not report anything. When I hit ESC NVDA changes to Browse mode. I tried tabbing to no avail.

 

From: nvda-...@nvaccess.org <nvda-...@nvaccess.org> On Behalf Of Rui Fontes
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Subject: Re: [NVDA] whatsapp - any hint to find the list of a conversation's participants when I type at?

 

Hello!

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[Rui Fontes]

Very strange!

Tried just now and it worked...

It not shows all the list, so sometimes maybe it is better to type "@r" to find, by instance, my name...

You just type "@" and press Escape... It can not have a space after...

Best regards,

Rui Fontes
NVDA portuguese team

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[Mujtaba Merchant]

Yes, absolutely strange. I tried again in another group chat, it worked but totally Meh! Thank you for the support and the quick reply, have a good one!

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