Firefox 104 now supports focusVisible

By Andrew, 31 August, 2022

Firefox 104  now supports the  option.focusVisible parameter for HTMLElement.focus().   option.focusVisible can be used to force a browser to display a visible indicator when an element has programmatically been given focus. Without this being set, it is left up to the browser to determine if a visible focus indicator should be set or not. 

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Rekindling my relationship with VIM

By Andrew, 22 June, 2022

Lately I've been making a conscious effort to use Vim more often.  In addition to enjoying the austere editing experience (it truly is an elegant editor from more uncomplicated times).

I wonder if Vim will become cool again and transform itself into a hipster editor and endear itself to the poncey crowd? 

Accessibility and screen shots

By Andrew, 2 April, 2022

If you have a screen shot directing a user to click on a link in the top-right of the page, what should the alternate text be?

For users relying on screen reading technology, the spatial location of link doesn't really matter.

But for low vision users (who might want to know where to target their screen magnification software), it does matter quite a bit.