- From: Michael A. Peters <mpeters@domblogger.net>
- Date: Sun, 12 Nov 2017 00:59:10 -0800
- To: whatwg@lists.whatwg.org
Thank you! That does seem like it is exactly what I need. On 11/12/2017 12:11 AM, Yay295 wrote: > I think the alertdialog role fits here. > https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Accessibility/ARIA/ARIA_Techniques/Using_the_alertdialog_role > > On Sun, Nov 12, 2017 at 1:03 AM, Michael A. Peters <mpeters@domblogger.net> > wrote: > >> On webites that either are age restricted and/or have content that may be >> offensive to some people, often (but not as often as I'd like) there is a >> warning splashscreen that the server puts in the page if the user has not >> already agreed to see such content. >> >> One way to do this is with a div that has absolute positioning and a >> z-index that covers the content until the user clicks enter or whatever, >> then it does an ajax call to lett the server the user has verified they >> want to see the content and removes the div. >> >> I would suggest a tagName "splashscreen" for this purpose. It would have >> the same properties as a div only it would have semantic meaning so that >> people using screen readers would know it is important. >> >> An aria landmark of splashscreen would also properly distinguish it from >> complementary which is what I currently use for it (I would use banner but >> only one banner landmark per page is allowed). >> >> Just a thought, I won't defend the thought but if it seems reasonable to >> the powers that be, I think it is worth it. >> >> These splash screens do serve a different purpose than any other semantic >> tag. >>
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