Reading the current line is incorrect after editing in the middle of the line #18557
Description
Steps to reproduce:
- Open Chrome
- Go to an edit field, e.g. at the bottom of this GitHub issue.
- Write "Helloworld", note the missing space
- Put your cursor back between the "o" and the "w"
- press space
- press
NVDA+upArrow
Actual behavior:
NVDA reads only from the beginning of the line to the current position of the cursor, i.e. "Hello "
Expected behavior:
NVDA should read the whole line, i.e. "Hello world"
NVDA logs, crash dumps and other attachments:
N/A
Additional comments
This issue has appeared recently, maybe two weeks ago. Surely was not present 2 months ago. Since the issue is also present with much older versions of NVDA, I suspect a Chrome issue.
System configuration
NVDA installed/portable/running from source:
installed
NVDA version:
NVDA 2025.2beta4
Windows version:
Windows 10 22H2 (AMD64) build 19045.5965
Name and version of other software in use when reproducing the issue:
Chrome 138.0.7204.168
Note that the issue is not present in Edge 137.0.3296.68.
Other information about your system:
Other questions
Does the issue still occur after restarting your computer?
Yes
Have you tried any other versions of NVDA? If so, please report their behaviors.
Yes 2024.4.2, 2022.1. Same behaviour for all
If NVDA add-ons are disabled, is your problem still occurring?
Yes
Does the issue still occur after you run the COM Registration Fixing Tool in NVDA's tools menu?
Not tested, but I have just installed last beta; the installer should have run it.