Re:Don't use "click here" as link text – W3C
by DrewADesign on Wednesday July 02, 2025 @09:34AM
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Imagine how long it would take to load a page of HN search results, or the table of contents of an online book, or a page with a lot of dead links, or a page with links to a whole bunch of non-textual content that it has to figure out is non-textual.
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Re:Don't use "click here" as link text – W3C
by charcircuit on Wednesday July 02, 2025 @11:31AM
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You don't need to load where the link is going. The base line is the context a sighted person would have when they see the "click here" link.
Re:Don't use "click here" as link text – W3C
by DrewADesign on Saturday July 05, 2025 @06:47PM
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While that would work in many situations, I think the number of edge cases would be too great to make it reliable as a primary mode for communicating meaning in an accessible interface. As an alternative assistive feature? Sure. Something to rely on? I'll believe it when I hear it.