Raindrop.io Bookmarks 01/31/2025
- Better text contrast for all Chromium-based browsers on Windows - Microsoft Edge Blog
"we're happy to announce that our enhanced text rendering is now available for users across all Chromium-based browsers on Windows. For Google Chrome specifically, enhanced text contrast is available on Windows starting with Chrome version 132."
- A11y 101: 1.3.1 Info and Relationships - Nat Tarnoff
"Whenever I come across a a violation of 1.3.1, I have a primal need to look deeper. I investigate because I believe if something falls under this success criterion, it is most likely improperly classified."
- XHTML in Modern Web Development · Frontend Dogma
"This brings us back to the start: While XHTML has been replaced by HTML in modern web development, it's still shaping current practices and standards. XHTML is dead--and still alive."
- CDN-first Is No Longer a Performance Feature by Osvaldas Valutis
"Double-keyed caching introduces a fundamental change to how browsers store and retrieve resources. Instead of using just the resource URL as the cache key, browsers now use two pieces of information: the top-level site making the request and the resource's URL."
- Accessibility of emojis for list bullets - potential issues - Bogdan on Digital Accessibility (A11y)
"Well, it turns out that different screen readers (may) provide different text descriptions for same emoji. That is another downside of using emojis like this, as we can't really know if they will be consistently announced."
- Digital Markets Act: Europe's Digital Competitiveness at Stake - Open Web Advocacy
"We urge the European Commission to take immediate and decisive action, by first concluding the ongoing non-compliance investigations and by using all the tools it has available in the DMA. Breaking the law should no longer be a profitable business strategy."