FlexibleColumnLayout: Opening of the column layout is not announced

[pppwr7]

Describe the bug

Hi Colleagus, As a part of accessibility testing, we received an issue that whenever a new column in the layout is made visible or hidden, the user is not announced regarding the same.

Isolated Example

https://sap.github.io/ui5-webcomponents-react/?path=/story/layouts-floorplans-flexiblecolumnlayout--with-different-columns

Reproduction steps

1. go to https://sap.github.io/ui5-webcomponents-react/?path=/story/layouts-floorplans-flexiblecolumnlayout--with-different-columns
2. click on any row in the table
3. New column of the layout is made visible but it is not announced.

Expected Behaviour

User should be made aware of the changes in the UI

Screenshots or Videos

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UI5 Web Components for React Version

latest

UI5 Web Components Version

latest

Browser

Chrome

Operating System

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Additional Context

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Relevant log output

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Organization

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Declaration

• [X] I’m not disclosing any internal or sensitive information.

[Lukas742]

Hi @pppwr7

Thanks for reporting! I'll forward this issue to our UI5 Web Components Colleagues as the affected component is developed in their repository.

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Hi colleagues, the described behavior can also be observed in your example: https://sap.github.io/ui5-webcomponents/components/fiori/FlexibleColumnLayout/

[niyap]

Hello @SAP/ui5-webcomponents-topic-p,

Could you please check whether it is expected to have additional announcement when a new column is presented?

Thank you in advance!

Kind Regards, Niya

[pppwr7]

Hi Colleagues, could you please let me know if there are any updates on this issue? Will it be taken up as feature request?