Insert link: search options are not announced by screen reader.

Issue Summary

When user type in “Search” field, The search results are dynamically updates but not announced for the screen reader.users. 

Steps to Reproduce

1. Open the “Confluence version 8.5.6” home page.
2. Navigate to the “Create” button and activate it.
3. Observe that in the editor mode there is a “Insert Link” button to add link, activate it.
4. Observe that “Insert link” modal dialog is observed.
5. Navigate to the “Search” menuitem and activate it.
6. Using screen reader activate the “Search” input field.
7. Now type in the “search” input field and observe the suggestions are being updated dynamically.
8. The mechanism is easy to understand visually but using screen reader the suggestion are not announced.

Screen Recording

Screen Recording 2024-04-01 at 2.34.51 PM (1).mov

Actual Results

When inserting a link from the editor toolbar -> “Insert More Content” -> “Link”, the search options are not announced for the screen reader users when user press up/down arrow keys to navigate.

This makes it difficult for screen reader users to understand the options.

Expected Results

When user type in the mentioned input fields the search results/Suggestions should announced for the screen reader users when user press up/down arrow keys.

We can achieve this by modifying it as editable combobox.

• Provide role combobox and other aria attributes to the input field.

• Provide role listbox to the list of options and associate them to this input field using appropriate aria attributes.

For more information on implementation, refer to the following link: !https://www.w3.org/favicon.ico!Editable Combobox With List Autocomplete Example

Workaround

Currently there is no known workaround for this behavior. A workaround will be added here when available