[ui5-link][JAWS]: can't trigger onClick event by Enter/Space key when JAWS is on
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Assessment
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Newbie friendliness
- 68/100
- Issue type
- Bug
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Activity status
- Active
- Tech stack
- typescript
- Domain
- accessibility, frontend
Research direction
Start with the ui5-link component and reproduce the problem using the provided StackBlitz example in Chrome with JAWS 2026. Trace keyboard activation for Enter and Space, then verify that the onClick event fires for both keys while JAWS is enabled.
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Description
Bug Description
can't trigger onClick event by Enter/Space key when JAWS is on
Affected Component
ui5-link
Expected Behaviour
should trigger onClick event by Enter/Space key when JAWS is on
Isolated Example
https://stackblitz.com/edit/github-fcq62g7y?file=src%2FApp.tsx
Steps to Reproduce
- Open JAWS 2026
- open page https://stackblitz.com/edit/github-fcq62g7y?file=src%2FApp.tsx
- tab to test Link
- click Enter/Space key and onClick event won't be triggered
Log Output, Stack Trace or Screenshots
No response
Priority
High
UI5 Web Components Version
2.25.x
Browser
Chrome
Operating System
No response
Additional Context
This issue is from customer, please take a look as soon as possible.
Organization
SAP SuccessFactors
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