'Dayv0 (Load parent post)' control present at post number 12 is not actionable through keyboard

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A bug has been reported regarding the ‘Dayv0 (Load parent post)’ control at post number 12, which is not accessible via keyboard, impacting users who rely on keyboard navigation. The issue was tested on Windows 11 with Microsoft Edge, where the control cannot be activated using the Enter or Space keys. The user provided steps to reproduce, screenshots, and a video demonstrating the problem. The expected behavior is that the control should be keyboard accessible. The issue also affects similar controls like ‘STORM179’ and ‘oTigerSpirit’. awesomerobot confirmed the fix has been merged and will be available in the next Discourse update, referencing the pull request here.

Test Environment:
OS: Windows 11 Enterprise Insider Preview Version 24H2 (OS Build 26100.3775)
Browser Microsoft Edge Version 135.0.3179.85 (Official build) (64-bit)
URL: 3.8 Tier List by Infil - #11 by Dayv0 - General Discussion - Killer Instinct Forums

User Impact:
Users who rely on keyboard will be impacted if 'Dayv0 (Load parent post) control is not actionable through keyboard. Due to which users will not be able to interact with the control and will miss the information linked to it.

Steps to Reproduce:

  1. Open the URL: 3.8 Tier List by Infil - #11 by Dayv0 - General Discussion - Killer Instinct Forums in latest edge browser.
  2. Press tab key to reach ‘Dayv0 (Load parent post)’ control present at post number 12 and activate it using enter/space key.
  3. Verify whether ‘Dayv0 (Load parent post)’ control present at post number 12 is accessible with enter/space key or not.

Actual Result:
‘Dayv0 (Load parent post)’ control present at post number 12 is not actionable through keyboard.

Refer Attachment:
1.‘Dayv0 (Load parent post)’ control present at post number 12 is not actionable through keyboard.png
2.‘Dayv0 (Load parent post)’ control present at post number 12 is not actionable through keyboard.mp4


Expected Result:
On pressing enter/space keys, ‘Dayv0 (Load parent post)’ control present at post number 12 should be accessible in Windows.

Other Instance:
Same issue replicate with the similar type of controls such as ‘STORM179’, ‘oTigerSpirit’, etc., present throughout the page.

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Thanks for reporting this, we have a fix that has recently been merged and will be available the next time Discourse is updated on that site.

https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/33447

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