Focus mode skips over link after following button

[GeraldJ4]

Steps to reproduce:

When using down arrow in focus mode, focus skips over link, and stays on input when an input comes before it.
Notice when using the up arrow, Change Activity Display name button gains focus.

html setup:
<input type='text' /> <a> A link </a> <span> Example </span>

Code pen example: https://codepen.io/seanbudd/pen/MWvaLgx, https://cdpn.io/seanbudd/fullpage/MWvaLgx

Actual behavior:

Link doesn't gain focus when navigating using down arrow, and an input comes before it.

Expected behavior:

Link should gain focus.

System configuration

NVDA installed/portable/running from source: installed

NVDA version: 2021.2

Windows version: 10

Name and version of other software in use when reproducing the issue:

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.

No

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?

[seanbudd]

Added to the 2021.3 milestone so that we can confirm this is a new regression, and see if there is an easy fix in time for 2021.3.

[seanbudd]

Could you confirm the browser and browser version you are using?

[seanbudd]

I've added a codepen sample. I can't reproduce this issue by:

1. tabbing into the input field, then pressing the down arrow
2. clicking into the input field, then pressing the down arrow

I tried using Chrome 94.0.4606.81 (Official Build) (64-bit) and Firefox 93.0 (64-bit)

[feerrenrut]

It would be good to get to the bottom of this, however the impact isn't high enough (and unlikely to be a regression) to block 2021.3

[GeraldJ4]

Chrome Version 94.0.4606.81

For the code pen, I added display block to each element(should have included that).
Here's the example using the code pen (right click view in new tab for better quality):

The focus element skips over A link when clicking the down arrow, but when hitting the up arrow, it stops on it. It is still read, but not given focus.

[feerrenrut]

With the updated code pen link, this may be reproducible. However the initial description is not clear, @GeraldJ4 can you please confirm?

Copying from the speechviewer with:

• NVDA settings, browse mode, "Audio indication of focus and browse modes check box checked". So "focus mode" / "browse mode" shows in the speechviewer.
• NVDA+4 used to turn "speak command keys on"

edit  blank
Focus mode
NVDA+space
Browse mode
down arrow
link    first link
down arrow
first example
tab
second link  link  

Steps:

• Focus the text input, NVDA will automatically swap to focus mode with a "click" sound.
• Press NVDA+space to swap to browse mode
• press down arrow twice
• press tab

Actual:
Speech: second link link

Expected:
What? I believe this is the expected behavior.

[Adriani90]

This is not reproducible with NVDA 2024.4.1, Firefox 132 or Chromium canary 133. Closing as works for me. If you are still having this issue, please provide a minimal test case and we can reopen.