another tip: consider adding a splash page/landing page to your website to let people know about any content warnings as well as if they need to have javascript enabled to use any accessibility features ^^
pinkvampyr
2 years ago
many people (such as myself) often have JavaScript disabled by default, so it's nice to know if I'm gonna need to turn it on to be able to pause gifs/change layout/etc.
debtdeath
2 years ago
curious, what's the reason for disabling js by default? im pretty pro-js (probs also bc i make browser games and js is often a backbone for that) and i dont really understand the aversion
jasm1nii
2 years ago
as a pro-JS person, i think the main issue is with privacy and security, since JS can is also used for tracking visitors if a webmaster has analytics enabled; CDNs also collect user data from the sites they're installed on. and if the CDN is ever compromised, that also poses a risk to every site running those scripts.
jasm1nii
2 years ago
of course, this can be mitigated by setting the appropriate security headers and hashes, but this isn't common knowledge for a lot of people, let alone novice web devs.
pinkvampyr
2 years ago
pretty much what Jasmine said! I often forget to turn JS on for individual sites so it's a nice reminder, and I'm sure I'm not the only one. I'm okay turning it on as long as I feel the site is safe or it has features that require JavaScript to function
pinkvampyr
2 years ago
of course I would say people with things like photosensitivity may feel like they can't afford to turn off JavaScript because of things like that, but I think it's just a nice to have just in case you know :^)
pixelglade
2 years ago
The noscript tag can let you inform users if JavaScript is required on a page
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qrunchysnaq
2 years ago
I've been considering implementing a splash page, even though I don't love them personally. This is a good argument for doing so since I use JS for major features that I don't know how to code without it. Thanks for the tip!
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oh i forgot to post this with this acct, check out the new updates for Accessible Net! https://accessiblenet.neocities.org/feed.xml
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how would people feel about me hosting an accessibility code jam to celebrate accessnet going up?
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tip: in most cases, it's better to give people the option to turn something on rather than have it be on by default and giving people the option to turn it off. things like VHS filters that can cause eyestrain, autoplay, or quickly moving images, they're best turned off by default so a person doesn't have to spend any more time with it on while searching for how to turn it off
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pinkvampyr
2 years ago
think about it: if you go on a website that's giving you a headache, would you rather search the whole page for the off button or just leave? this is expecially true in case where it could cause people health problems like migraines or seizures!
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don't have much mental energy to update the directory at the moment, apologies
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forgot to put it on the form page but once you join the directory please take one of the buttons to place somewhere on your site! I won't enforce it but it can help other people find our directory π
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do i really have to say it? don't bring your "profic" "anti-anti" whatever drama in my vicinity. gross.
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PSA to anyone using cbox on their sites: keyboard users can get stuck in the chat message box! consider using something like https://ishoutbox.com/ instead
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solaria
2 years ago
ill check this out - i currently use a link to let users skip the cbox bc i noticed this as well
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Thank you so much T_T I appreciate it a lot!! I put a lot of care into it so I'm happy you think it's pretty and unique!!