For the love of all that is holy, can you all please start using `` for navigation and `` for actions, not the other way around?

[jscholes@dragonscave.space]

@mahryekuh You have a typo:

> Be aware that I will use the words "link" and "anchor" to refer to the HTML <a> attribute, ...

"attribute" should be "element".

I'd also suggest hiding the line numbers in code snipets with `aria-hidden`, because they prevent screen readers from conveying indentation properly. A solution that makes the line numbers more accessible would of course be better, but I don't know of one on the web.

[maybeanerd@bumscode.com]

@mahryekuh I didn't think devs needed a(nother) blog post to understand this quite simple concept 🫠

But experience confirms many web devs still don't understand, it seems. So, thanks for doing your part 🫡

[jscholes@dragonscave.space]

@mahryekuh Beyond that, despite my thoughts on the other thread, this is a good article on the topic.

[mahryekuh@fosstodon.org]

@jscholes Thanks. The entire code block is a disaster (visually as well) and I don’t control the output. It’s one of those legacy things I’ve been meaning to fix for longer than I care to admit.

My apologies for the bad experience. Once I have fixed some other style and JS related stuff, this comes next.

[mahryekuh@fosstodon.org]

@maybeanerd I joked a while ago that with the way people treat link versus button, it feels like subject that requires a PhD.

[mahryekuh@fosstodon.org]

@jscholes Thank you. Much appreciated!

[krystof@fosstodon.org]

@mahryekuh

> One of my top annoyances with websites is when I want to open a link in a new tab and find out that I can't.

This! Exactly this! Even large websites break this pattern regularly. Makes me mad everytime!

[dheinemann@fosstodon.org]

@mahryekuh My pet peeve is JavaScript anchor tag links:

<a href="#" onclick="window.location.href = 'https://example.com'">Example</a>

Completely insufferable.

[simon_m@infosec.exchange]

@mahryekuh

what about <a class="btn"> ?

[12@eightpoint.app]

@mahryekuh y'konw what's worse? <a>s with aria-role=button so the screenreader's mega confused

[mahryekuh@fosstodon.org]

@12 Some people just want to see the world burn.

[12@eightpoint.app]

@mahryekuh fucking mood

[mahryekuh@fosstodon.org]

@12 See the toot I boosted earlier, mega mood

[12@eightpoint.app]

@mahryekuh which one? link?

[mahryekuh@fosstodon.org]

@simon_m If it is a link that acts like a link but has to look like a button, it’s probably fine.

[mahryekuh@fosstodon.org]

@12 https://mastodon.social/@webology/113449913043935756

“This is fine”

[12@eightpoint.app]

@mahryekuh ooof

[12@eightpoint.app]

@mahryekuh everything is pretty fine in our world, mostly because our world is full of Solaris

[mahryekuh@fosstodon.org]

@12 Yeah, absolutely.

[mahryekuh@fosstodon.org]

@12 At least it’s fine somewhere