Link element is ignored when TalkBack is enabled

[danylo-makarenko-bt]

Bug Description

If there are additional text elements after the link, the link is skipped when swiping left or right. While it can still be focused by clicking, it needs to be focusable during swipe navigation as well.

Steps to Reproduce

Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Add this code

MarkdownText(
        """
    # Hello Markdown

    This is a simple markdown example with:

    - Bullet points
    - **Bold text**
    - *Italic text*

    [Check out this link](https://github.com/mikepenz/multiplatform-markdown-renderer)
    
    This is a simple markdown example with:

    - Bullet points
    - **Bold text**
    - *Italic text*
    
    """.trimIndent()
    )

2. Run on platform Android
3. See error

Expected Behavior

All elements should be focusable and accessible by TalkBack.

Screenshots

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Environment

• Library Version: 0.38.1
• Platform: Android
• Device: Pixel 7 Pro
• OS Version: Android 16
• Kotlin Version: 2.1.20
• Compose Version: 2025.10.01

Checklist

• I have searched for similar issues
• I have checked the sample application
• I have read the README
• I have checked the CHANGELOG
• I have read the MIGRATION GUIDE

[sn-michiyo]

I also encountered this issue. To demonstrate, I changed sample.md in the Android sample app to this:

# Markdown Playground

---

# This is an H1

This is a paragraph with no link

## This is an H2

This is a paragraph with a [link](https://www.jetbrains.com/).

### This is an H3

This is a paragraph with no link

## This is an H2

This is a paragraph with a [link](https://www.jetbrains.com/).

This is a paragraph with no link

And here is what I see. It appears that the paragraphs with links aren't ignored; they're more in a very odd focus order! They are skipped, and then did get read after all the other content! Please enable audio on player to hear talkback.

bad_focus_order_with_links.mp4

[mikepenz]

Thank you for the report.

I am happy to take PRs to improve this behavior.