Question thread #28

[pauamma]

It's time for another question thread!

The rules:

- You may ask any dev-related question you have in a comment. (It doesn't even need to be about Dreamwidth, although if it involves a language/library/framework/database Dreamwidth doesn't use, you will probably get answers pointing that out and suggesting a better place to ask.)
- You may also answer any question, using the guidelines given in To Answer, Or Not To Answer and in this comment thread.

Comments

[fu]

It is honestly mostly because of a lack of time to work on it.

There are certainly ways to make the newer designs accessible; as for user-friendliness, I believe that the new designs are common enough that people identify the pattern.

(With caveats of making sure there’s a [hidden] label for screenreaders / dictation users, etc)

For icons, we should always have text to explain them. Visible text almost always; non-visible only for the most common patterns that are immediately recognisable (e.g., a search box).

[ninetydegrees]

Thanks a lot of taking the time to answer! And for giving me food for thought for the designs I'm working on. :) It's always great to learn about best practices and why they are so.

[fu]

Look for "bulletproof icon fonts" -- it's a great resource I've gone over a lot :)