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NVDA Fails to Recognize Links with Embedded <strong> Tag Using NVDA+K #17363

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Description

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Steps to reproduce:

  1. Open an HTML file in a browser containing an <a> tag with an embedded <strong> tag (see code example below).
  2. Move focus to the link containing the <strong> tag.
  3. Press NVDA+K.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
    <meta charset="UTF-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
    <title>NVDA Test</title>
</head>
<body>
    <p>
        <a href="https://example.com"><strong>Example Link with Strong Tag</strong></a>
    </p>
</body>
</html>

Actual behavior:

NVDA does not recognize this element as a link.

Expected behavior:

NVDA should correctly identify this element as a link and report href value.

NVDA logs, crash dumps and other attachments:

System configuration

NVDA installed/portable/running from source:

Installed

NVDA version:

2024.4

Windows version:

Windows 10 22H2 (AMD64) build 19045.5011

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

Chrome 130.0.6723.92

Other information about your system:

None

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.

Yes, reproducibility is possible with earlier versions of NVDA that contain this feature.

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?

Yes

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