Jen SimmonsDear web designers and developers who write CSS,
Is there anything you wish you could do to style a `<button>` or `<input type=button>` that you cannot easily do today in CSS???
Kenneth@jensimmons I know it’s not really css, but I’d love to nest a button in a button without being shouted at by linters.
Eric Eggert@kpk @jensimmons You’re gonna be shouted at by your fellow accessibility testers then instead. 😉 Friends don’t let friends nest interactive elements.
@yatil @jensimmons yes! I would like a11y tools to be able to handle it, because we do it all the time anyway. Can’t speak for threads, but I know web tweets are clickable elements with buttons in. It’s a very common need.
@kpk @jensimmons But this has nothing to do with a11y tools handling it. Even if they did, interactive elements in interactive elements are a terrible experience for most users. Activating cards while trying to scroll is quite an annoyance.
@yatil @jensimmons I always assumed it was the a11y tooling that made things difficult and so led to the advice against. Perhaps I am wrong on that. While I’m sure there are many places it can be a bad experience I think there are also many common experiences where it is not, so the guidance should allow for that context. Anyway, it is not really CSS-related - i apologise for the diversion.
Jak2k 🏳️🌈