RomanOnARiver, to programming
@RomanOnARiver@mastodon.social avatar

Hey web developers, this may seem like a dumb question, but when I was a young warthog you would link to a directory (just a simple "a href"), and if that directory had an index.html page it would assume that's what you wanted. Now I'm just getting one of those "Index of" pages (with that index.html page visible!) is it because it's running locally instead of a proper web server? Has this just overall changed and I didn't know? #programming #html #development #webdevelopment #webdevelopers #web

youronlyone, to webdev
@youronlyone@c.im avatar

“Death To Icon Fonts” (2015)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xXBYcWgCHA

What's your opinion as a #WebDev today?

Did you find a way to address the issues presented while keeping #IconFonts?

Basically:

  1. When our friends with #Dyslexia overrides your fonts, font icons turn into black boxes since the font they're using doesn't have support for those Unicode code blocks.

  2. When screenreaders, or voice assistance, reads a site with icon fonts, they read the icon fonts really weird.

For No.2, a site with properly marked aria labels, or marked as hidden for assistive tech, is the solution I can think of.

However, for No.1, I can't think of a way since once the browser forces the user font, all fonts on the site will rely on the user's custom font.

The only other way I can think of is to provide an option to switch the site's font right from the website, so they don't have to override the site's font.

What's your solution?

#WebDeveloper #WebDevelopers #Coder #Programmer #Webmaster #A11Y #accessibility #assistive #Fonts

lordmatt, to UI
@lordmatt@mastodon.social avatar

and experts of Mastodon and beyond: I need your advice, please.

This is https://OpenMentions.com - a site I manage. The purpose is to be a hub for discussion and conversation via technologies like and

The more I look at the , the more I feel that it lacks. I can't say what that lack is.

Please offer me your opinions and insights on ways I might raise the bar on UI and clarity of purpose.

(Boosts for reach are most welcome).

aeveltstra, to random
@aeveltstra@mastodon.social avatar

#protip for #websitedesign and #webdevelopers : review the pages you have designed / developed using a #screenreader or #immersivereader , and make sure those convey your actual content.

Today I was hoping to read some advertorial about cool gadget gifts nobody thought of before that editor listed them. Of course it's bull shyte, but what's worse is that the page HID the editorial from the readers, and instead gave me a disclaimer. I thought I had clicked the wrong ad!

mechanicalink, to webdev

Have you completed the survey yet? https://survey.devographics.com/en-US/survey/state-of-html/2023

If not, put some time aside this week or weekend and add your voice.

https://lea.verou.me/blog/2023/state-of-html-2023/

veroandi, to programming
@veroandi@mastodon.social avatar

"When teams face challenges with estimation, the root cause is usually a lack of shared understanding rather than a flaw in the estimation process itself."

https://medium.com/tymexlabs/challenges-in-agile-estimation-e0035c482f90

Luke, (edited ) to random
@Luke@typo.social avatar

Attention and , stop making objects fade in on .

When the fails or fails to load, the site is worthless and people bounce.

derconno, to privacy

Dear #webdevelopers,
this is not how opt-in works! Please just stop it.

#privacy #fail

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