February 2, 2021
I really appreciate when a website or app offers the choice of dark mode. It makes reading at night much easier on the eyes, and some people prefer it at all times due to vision issues.
I'd never implemented a dark mode switch, so one of my goals for my blog redesign was to do so, both for reader convenience and to gain the experience. Here's how I did it.
It might seem surprising that I discuss…
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May 17, 2019
I'm working on a website which has icons on file upload links, like so:
This works for people who can see the icons, but what about those who can't? Accessibility means giving all users an equivalent experience, regardless of how they're accessing the site.
If the icons were inline images, we could add alt text with the filetype. However, in this case, they're background images.
So, we want to…
Continue reading Add file type indicator to file field links for accessibility - Drupal 8-10