Questions tagged [semantics]
Semantics deal with language, its use and meaning.
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(WCAG) Should I use HTML tables for displaying singular data sets?
I'd like to display tabular data (an order summary) in a vertical table (headings in the left column, values to the right). In my use case, there is only ever one data set to display, so I'm unsure ...
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Naming question: Note vs Comment
Working on a support ticket system and am unsure the best way to name a particular piece of functionality. Users are able to submit any number of text entries that are attached to a single ticket for ...
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Do non tech folks know the difference between search and keyword filter?
I have an app (direct to consumer) with search and advanced filters. But in some parts, it loads a list and has the filter by keyword functionality, so the user doesn't need to scroll. I wonder if I ...
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HTML Elements to use with Image and Text used as a link
What are the correct HTML elements instead of just a div to use when presenting an image and text just below as one link? I would like for the image and text to be presented in an a11y correct manner.
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Semantic Elements and Text Formatting in HTML5
Almost every website, book, article, newspaper, etc... that contains copyrights, caveat, disclaimers, etc... displays it in small font text. Now... I'm doing a research about Semantic Elements and ...
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Is the title in SVG supposed to describe the icon or the value it represents?
Suppose I have a table that has icons as a concise form of some value. So I was looking at the title in the svg element. So in this scenario should the title describe the shape of the svg or the value ...
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How to solve UX vs screen reader accessibility problem?
I'm learning web-development and semantic html markup. Recently a tutorial suggested that because "Click here" or "Read more" anchor texts are not so descriptive to visually impaired users depending ...
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Validation Tribulation - Multiple Simultaneous Meanings for the Word 'Cancel'
I've confused myself with a bunch of different Cancel buttons. In this scenario, the user initiates the "Document Packer", and starts to add items to their new pack. Before saving their new pack, ...
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Should Consistency or Semantics be valued more in terms of language?
In my application, there are several pages where the user can edit data or create a new entry all together. The main header of each page gives a brief description of the action the user is performing, ...
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Should U+2236 RATIO be used as a time separator instead of U+003A COLON?
In a recent entry of Raymond Chen’s blog “The Old New Thing”, he explains how the time format was changed in Windows 8 to use the Unicode character ∶ (U+2236 RATIO) instead of : (U+003A COLON): old: ...
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HTML5 placeholder attribute used to hold default even after value change?
I have a HTML form that is used to modify preexising values. Thus on load values are prepopulated and upon submission, a check is made so that a confirmation message could be shown upon change. We ...
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Distinguishing aria-live speech from UI accessible names
We just ran our first user test of an accessible UI prototype with blind and partially-sighted testers. In spite of my efforts to follow the various recommendations and WCAG specifications, there were ...
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What do you call tooltips that stay on hover?
I am trying to create a style guide and have two types of tooltips and am having a hard time finding a semantic naming for them. Type 1 - Stays if you hover over the tooltip, so that you can include ...
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How to display units of measurement as words
Due to some technical oddities, I'm unable to display 5'9". My first thought was to show 5 foot 9 inches but this feels far too long and requires a lot more reading then I'd like. Would the user ...
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Should anchors acting as buttons use the pointer cursor?
I've styled my webapp such that buttons use the default cursor, anchors use the pointer cursor (obviously), and buttons acting as anchors use the pointer cursor. Semantically, should an anchor ...
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