[BUG] Windows - SemanticOrderView Has No Effect

[TiberiusDRAIG]

Is there an existing issue for this?

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Current Behavior

SemanticOrderView does not seem to have any effect on the order elements are read by Narrator 'Scan Mode' on Windows - they are always read in their visual order.

Expected Behavior

The order in which Narrator focuses/reads elements should match that defined in SemanticOrderView.ViewOrder.

Steps To Reproduce

1. Build & run repro solution
2. Enable Narrator (default shortcut: CTRL+WIN+ENTER)
3. Enable 'Scan Mode' (default shortcut: CAPSLOCK+SPACE)
4. Use the up/down arrows to navigate through the elements with Narrator and note that they are not focused in the expected order.

Link to public reproduction project repository

https://github.com/TiberiusDRAIG/SemanticOrderViewNotWorking.git

Environment

• .NET MAUI CommunityToolkit: Tested 7.0.1/8.0.1/9.1.0 and repros across all three. Repro repo uses 8.0.1.
• OS: Windows 11 Business 23H2
• .NET MAUI: 8.0.402

Anything else?

The following demonstrates this behaviour - note the Narrator focus border is following the visual order as opposed to the order defined in SemanticOrderView.ViewOrder: https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/ca483433-8bf2-429a-abb4-21c3e706f2da