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| .usa-breadcrumb__link[aria-current="page"] { | ||
| @include add-link-styles( | ||
| $theme-text-color, | ||
| $hover: $theme-text-color, | ||
| $active: $theme-text-color | ||
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There was a problem hiding this comment. Question: Wouldn't this be considered an a11y failure since there is no visual indication that it's a link? From my understanding, this is an example of a failure to comply with criterion 1.4.1. WCAG recommends two visual indicators that it is different from normal body text. CC: A11y team @alex-hull @amyleadem
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There was a problem hiding this comment. Thinking you probably meant to tag @amycole501 here. BUT since I'm here, just wanted to note that the breadcrumb pattern in the w3.org Aria authoring practices guide also does not underline the text in the current page link like they do in the other breadcrumb links:
They do make the current page text bold, but I do not think that serves to visually indicate a link. There was a problem hiding this comment. It is focusable, however, and is read aloud in screen readers as "current".
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There was a problem hiding this comment. @amyleadem the thing is with this example is that I think the bolded text counts as a "visual indicator other than color" It's similar to this example provided by W3C
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There was a problem hiding this comment. I'm uncertain if this is only required if a different color is used, and I'm having trouble finding a criterion that denotes a link must have visual indicators. I feel like we've identified this as an accessibility issue in the past 🤔 |
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| @use "sass:meta"; | ||
| @use "sass:list"; | ||
| @use "../../functions/utilities/color" as *; | ||
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There was a problem hiding this comment. Tip Color tokens weren't working as expected because of missing util. Imported missing util, added docs, and created a unit test to ensure this works as expected. |
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| /// Adds link default and state (visited, hover, active) styles. | ||
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| /// @param {List} $color - A list of colors for default, hover, and active. | ||
| /// @param {String} $hover [null] - The link's hover color. | ||
| /// @param {String} $active [null] - The link's active color. | ||
| /// | ||
| /// @example | ||
| /// @include add-link-styles( | ||
| /// $theme-text-color, | ||
| /// $hover: "primary", | ||
| /// $active: "primary-darker" | ||
| /// ); | ||
| /// | ||
| /// @output | ||
| /// &:link{ | ||
| /// color:#1b1b1b; | ||
| /// } | ||
| /// &:visited{ | ||
| /// color:#1b1b1b; | ||
| /// } | ||
| /// &:hover{ | ||
| /// color:#005ea2; | ||
| /// } | ||
| /// &:active{ | ||
| /// color:#162e51; | ||
| /// } | ||
| /// | ||
| @mixin add-link-styles($color, $hover: null, $active: null) { | ||
| @if meta.type-of($color) == "list" { | ||
| $active: list.nth($color, 3); | ||
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| @include describe("[mixin] add-link-styles()") { | ||
| @include it("Adds link styles from a SASS list of color tokens") { | ||
| @include assert { | ||
| @include output { | ||
| $link-colors: ("primary", "primary-vivid", "primary-darker"); | ||
| @include add-link-styles($link-colors); | ||
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| @include expect { | ||
| &:link { | ||
| color: #005ea2; | ||
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| &:visited { | ||
| color: #005ea2; | ||
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| &:hover { | ||
| color: #0050d8; | ||
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| &:active { | ||
| color: #162e51; | ||
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| @include it("Adds link styles from color tokens") { | ||
| @include assert { | ||
| @include output { | ||
| @include add-link-styles("ink", "primary", "primary-darker"); | ||
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| @include expect { | ||
| &:link { | ||
| color: #1b1b1b; | ||
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| &:visited { | ||
| color: #1b1b1b; | ||
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| &:hover { | ||
| color: #005ea2; | ||
| } | ||
| &:active { | ||
| color: #162e51; | ||
| } | ||
| } | ||
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📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win
Classify the selector-specificity change before release.
This selector has higher specificity than
.usa-breadcrumb__link. Existing consumer overrides that target only.usa-breadcrumb__linkwill no longer override the current-page link colors. Treat this as a semver question for maintainers.🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
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