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- Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2011 09:24:59 +0000
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http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=13023 Summary: removing CSS outline bad for accessibility Product: HTML WG Version: unspecified Platform: PC OS/Version: Windows NT Status: NEW Severity: normal Priority: P2 Component: HTML5 spec (editor: Ian Hickson) AssignedTo: ian@hixie.ch ReportedBy: faulkner.steve@gmail.com QAContact: public-html-bugzilla@w3.org CC: mike@w3.org, public-html-wg-issue-tracking@w3.org, public-html@w3.org the spec currently encourages authors to hide outlines on focusable elements: "...if you find the focus ring unsightly. Instead, use a CSS rule to override the 'outline' property. For example, to hide the outline from links, you could use: :link:focus, :visited:focus { outline: none; }" http://dev.w3.org/html5/spec/editing.html#element-level-focus-apis recommend removing or rewording as the removal of CSS outlines is a well known usability/accessibility issue. references: http://webaim.org/blog/plague-of-outline-0/ http://www.456bereastreet.com/archive/201104/keyboard_accessibility_again/ -- Configure bugmail: http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
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