microsoft / microsoft/BotFramework-WebChat
Combo-box items are getting selected on receiving keyboard focus.
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Description
Is it an issue related to Adaptive Cards?
Yes, this is related to Adaptive Card. However, it does not repro on Adaptive Cards Designer.
What is the PWD impact?
When combo‑box items get selected automatically on receiving keyboard focus, users lose control over their choices. For keyboard and screen reader users, simply navigating through the list with arrow keys should move focus but not commit a selection. Premature selection can cause unintended actions, confusion, and data entry errors.
What browsers and screen readers do this issue affect?
Windows: Edge with Windows Narrator
Are there any code-based customization done to Web Chat?
No, I am using Web Chat without any customizations except "styleOptions".
What version of Web Chat are you using?
Latest production
Which area does this issue affect?
Others or unrelated
What is the public URL for the website?
No response
How to reproduce the issue?
Repro Steps:
- Open URL: Web Chat in edge browser.
- Ask query 'Card Breakfast'.
- Navigate to message.
- Observe the issue that Combo-box items are getting selected on receiving keyboard focus.
What do you expect?
Combo-box items should not get selected on receiving keyboard focus.
What actually happened?
Combo-box items are getting selected on receiving keyboard focus.
Do you have any screenshots or recordings to repro the issue?
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/d3455365-34e9-475c-bc21-8239e85c82f5
Did you find any DOM elements that might have caused the issue?
No response
MAS reference
No response
WCAG reference
https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG21/Understanding/on-focus
WAI-ARIA reference
No response
Adaptive Card JSON
Additional context
No response
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First steps
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- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with the Web Chat reproduction in Edge using Windows Narrator and the provided steps: ask “Card Breakfast,” navigate to the message, and inspect the combo-box behavior. Compare keyboard focus movement with the stated expectation that focus must not select an item, using the linked recording and WCAG on-focus reference. Done means navigating combo-box items with keyboard focus does not commit a selection.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- html
- Domain
- accessibility, frontend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100