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dw_accessibility2013-06-08 11:41 am
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Accessibility features in the new release
There are a few accessibility improvement in last night's code push, detailed here for your viewing pleasure:
There are also two accessibility *ahem* bugs introduced in last night's code push: the new cut tag arrows don't have a white outline so they are difficult or impossible to see on dark backgrounds, and a fix to the contextual userhead hover to fix coloration in certain styles causes viewing problems in certain other styles. Fixes for both of these will be pushed ASAP.
- The form to submit a support request now has labels so it can be reasonably navigated with a screenreader.
- The UI used by support volunteers now has improved visual indicators so that it doesn't rely on colors to relay information.
- The cut tag arrows are now higher resolution and scale properly for people using larger font sizes.
There are also two accessibility *ahem* bugs introduced in last night's code push: the new cut tag arrows don't have a white outline so they are difficult or impossible to see on dark backgrounds, and a fix to the contextual userhead hover to fix coloration in certain styles causes viewing problems in certain other styles. Fixes for both of these will be pushed ASAP.
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(Actually, my background is dark, and I said "Hey You Guyze!!!!", at least on the cut tag arrow bit.)
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Sorry that it doesn't work for you - I would love to grab you in IRC sometime and brainstorm things that could work better if you think that's something worth doing?
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Oh no worries and no apologies needed. I didn't even know they were an issue until I saw them and my brain went 'does not compute'. I'd love to brainstom with you. I'm not sure I have any better ideas though and if it's just little ole me I don't want to take your time.
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(b) I have yet to come across a truly unique use-case :-p I reckon if we can come up with something better, we should (even if it ends up going on The List Of Things For The Support Board Overhaul, if we end up going down a configuring-support-board-for-volunteers-with-privs route? which I guess we could, because people faced with that set of prefs are probably power-users anyway...)