Forums: Ensure links that spawn dialogs indicate the fact

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[New] - 3/13/2018[Issue]The "Sites" link in the right top corner, opening a dialog box does not indicate this special action to Assistive Technology users.[User Impact]Otherwise, users would assume the link performs the standard action of navigating to another page and might be confused when that standard action does not occur.[Code]HTML:

[Expected behavior]Developers should add text to the link alerting users that a dialog will be opened when the link is activated. This can be achieved via the title attribute, off-screen text using CSS, or (less likely) on-screen text. Developers should:- indicate the links open a dialog.- replace the aria-haspopup value by "dialog", instead of "true" which means "menu".[Compliant code]HTML:

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Mark Golbeck September 12, 2024 at 7:39 PM

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Created April 19, 2018 at 7:36 AM
Updated September 17, 2024 at 7:38 PM