cferdinandi

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   by cferdinandi 11mo ago

   It's worth noting that VoiceOver is well-known for being a lot more lax than most other screen readers. Other options tend to be a lot more strict around standards and what they'll announce.
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   by cferdinandi 11mo ago

   I would literally never use <input type="submit|button"> for anything when the <button> element is an option, personally.
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   by cferdinandi 11mo ago

   That was a big part of "thought leader guy"'s argument in favor of divs, but not the only one.
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   by cferdinandi 11mo ago

   The most common reason I've seen is whining about having to override default button styles.
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   by cferdinandi 11mo ago

   Literally absolutely never ever do this.
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   by cferdinandi 11mo ago

   I probably should have included "if you're building for the frontend you should probably know CSS". Good follow-up piece. Thanks for mentioning it!
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   by cferdinandi 11mo ago

   It's the default for buttons inside forms, but it's SO trivial to add type="button" than any argument that div's are a better choice because of this should be dismissed as unserious trolling out-of-hand.
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   by cferdinandi 11mo ago

   No. Objectively no. It is INFINITELY easier to add type="button" than all of the other shit I mentioned in my article.
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   by cferdinandi 11mo ago

   Hey, it's me, the original author! The issue isn't with tabindex=0 specifically, but fucking with tabindex in general. People go down that path, and start putting that shit on everything, like it's Frank's Red Hot. And i