Disabled link cleanup #34886
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per https://www.w3.org/TR/html-aria/#docconformance > It is NOT RECOMMENDED to use `aria-disabled="true"` on an `a` element with an `href` attribute. > >NOTE >If a link needs to be "disabled", remove the `href` attribute. This PR removes the unnecessary `href="#"`, `tabindex="-1"`, and `aria-disabled="true"` from disabled links in both docs pages and examples. `aria-disabled="true"` *is* kept for disabled link-based buttons (that have `role="button"`) as there it's appropriate to use (you *want* to convey to assistive technologies that this thing you're claiming is a button is also disabled at the moment) Further, the PR extends the "Link functionality caveat" to show the "proper" way (removing `href` and adding `.disabled` class only) to disable a link, but then explains what to do if that's not possible (and then keeps an example with all the traditional `href="#" tabindex="-1" aria-disabled="true"`, but explains clearly that it's not ideal). Same sort of explanation is also added to the pointer event utilities page
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When these callouts get so large, I think it's time to turn them into regular docs text. Especially when there are code snippets or live examples within them. |
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done, removed the callout markup and made them regular docs text |
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Co-authored-by: Mark Otto <markd.otto@gmail.com>
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manual backport of #34886 per https://www.w3.org/TR/html-aria/#docconformance > It is NOT RECOMMENDED to use `aria-disabled="true"` on an `a` element with an `href` attribute. > >NOTE >If a link needs to be "disabled", remove the `href` attribute. This PR removes the unnecessary `href="#"`, `tabindex="-1"`, and `aria-disabled="true"` from disabled links in both docs pages and examples. `aria-disabled="true"` *is* kept for disabled link-based buttons (that have `role="button"`) as there it's appropriate to use (you *want* to convey to assistive technologies that this thing you're claiming is a button is also disabled at the moment) Further, the PR extends the "Link functionality caveat" to show the "proper" way (removing `href` and adding `.disabled` class only) to disable a link, but then explains what to do if that's not possible (and then keeps an example with all the traditional `href="#" tabindex="-1" aria-disabled="true"`, but explains clearly that it's not ideal). Same sort of explanation is also added to the pointer event utilities page
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manual backport of #34886 per https://www.w3.org/TR/html-aria/#docconformance > It is NOT RECOMMENDED to use `aria-disabled="true"` on an `a` element with an `href` attribute. > >NOTE >If a link needs to be "disabled", remove the `href` attribute. This PR removes the unnecessary `href="#"`, `tabindex="-1"`, and `aria-disabled="true"` from disabled links in both docs pages and examples. `aria-disabled="true"` *is* kept for disabled link-based buttons (that have `role="button"`) as there it's appropriate to use (you *want* to convey to assistive technologies that this thing you're claiming is a button is also disabled at the moment) Further, the PR extends the "Link functionality caveat" to show the "proper" way (removing `href` and adding `.disabled` class only) to disable a link, but then explains what to do if that's not possible (and then keeps an example with all the traditional `href="#" tabindex="-1" aria-disabled="true"`, but explains clearly that it's not ideal). Same sort of explanation is also added to the pointer event utilities page
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per https://www.w3.org/TR/html-aria/#docconformance
This PR removes the unnecessary
href="#",tabindex="-1", andaria-disabled="true"from disabled links in both docs pages and examples.aria-disabled="true"is kept for disabled link-based buttons (that haverole="button") as there it's appropriate to use (you want to convey to assistive technologies that this thing you're claiming is a button is also disabled at the moment)Further, the PR extends the "Link functionality caveat" to show the "proper" way (removing
hrefand adding.disabledclass only) to disable a link, but then explains what to do if that's not possible (and then keeps an example with all the traditionalhref="#" tabindex="-1" aria-disabled="true", but explains clearly that it's not ideal). Same sort of explanation is also added to the pointer event utilities pagex-ref #34874 (comment)