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Should a Dialog Close When Clicked Outside?
Maybe not, but I'll break these down into three categories because it depends on context and intent. Pretend this post also applies for pressing Esc. Action Required If the user must complete a task that is presented by the dialog, then they should not be
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Link + Popover Navigation
This is a redress of my 2019 post Link + Disclosure Widget Navigation, except (as the title implies), I've modified it to use native HTML popovers instead of ARIA or HTML disclosure widgets. Popover has the benefit of using appropriate HTML structure and
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Focusgroup Tests
Chrome 150 has landed support for focusgroup, a feature proposed by Open-UI and not yet in WHATWG HTML as anything more than a feature request. Open-UI has outsized representation from Google and Microsoft folks, so it's no surprise Chrome would implement
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of Target Audiences (Accessibility, SEO, AEO/GEO)
Using SEO (search engine optimization) to justify accessibility was only ever a technique for bosses or clients or stakeholders who see accessibility as a cost center and are typically driven more by dashboards or money. Ideally, you want to get past that
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headingoffset is Not the Document Outline Algorithm
Hi, just me heading off some bad advice I'm starting to see in developer venues. Background The proposed Document Outline Algorithm, where headings would automatically reset themselves to the appropriate level based on their position in the DOM structure,
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My Use of 'AI' on this Site
I'm using this post to acknowledge my past practices and establish future ones on this site related to 'AI'. I have not, and will not, use LLMs to write, draft, review, or otherwise participate in content creation - outside of clearly-identified contexts
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You Can't Make Something Accessible to Everyone
This post's title is unpleasant, but it's important to acknowledge the reality of the human condition and limitations in technologies. Even purpose-built assistive tech. Broadly, when someone says something is "accessible" that's a hopeful statement that
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OpenAI, ARIA, and SEO: Making the Web Worse
OpenAI has announced it's launched a new browser, Atlas, with ChatGPT built in. For those familiar with ARIA, OpenAI outlines what to expect (I left the code as I found it, other than removing the target): We'll continue to make Atlas better, and our road
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Custom Carets and Users: When The Caret Is No Longer a Stick (Yes, That's a Poor Attempt at a Pun)
Animated example First, let's define caret. For the scope of this post, I am not talking about the symbol, which evolved from the circumflex. I'm also not talking about the proofreader mark, sometimes rendered as , , or . I am talking about the navigation
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Horizontal Scrolling Containers Are Not a Content Strategy
I should clarify that I am not talking about carousels. That said, because users often consider horizontal scrolling containers to be carousels, I will be talking about carousels. Also, this post is written by a monolingual American. While I discuss local
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