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[mbgower]

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[adamalston]

carbon-design-system/carbon#18607 is not limited to Link components:

This issue doesn't just apply to the Link component. There are other Carbon components (e.g., SideNavLink, SideNavMenuItem, etc.) that wrap a elements whose accessibility guidelines say that the space key should be used to activate them. However, the Storybook entries (e.g., https://react.carbondesignsystem.com/?path=/story/components-ui-shell-sidenav--fixed-side-nav) that include these elements do not follow those guidelines.

[mbgower]

This issue doesn't just apply to the Link component. There are other Carbon components (e.g., SideNavLink, SideNavMenuItem, etc.) that wrap a elements whose accessibility guidelines say that the space key should be used to activate them. However, the Storybook entries (e.g., https://react.carbondesignsystem.com/?path=/story/components-ui-shell-sidenav--fixed-side-nav) that include these elements do not follow those guidelines.

I don't understand. Where are you seeing documentation on the SideNavLink, etc? I followed the link you provided and there is no occurrence of the word "space" in the documentation.

Further, the SideNavLink is not a Carbon component. The only place I'm aware anything like that is documented is in the UI shell left panel, which has correct keyboard documentation.

[adamalston]

carbon-design-system/carbon#18607 (comment). All good, thanks.

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