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.NET MAUI is coming to Linux and the browser

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303 points vyrotek | 2 comments | 11 Nov 25 22:50 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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judah ◴[11 Nov 25 23:49 UTC] No.45894501[source]▶
This is interesting for sure. Kudos for bringing this capability to the web!

One issue the demos reveal is, it doesn't _feel_ like the web. That is, I can't hit Ctrl+F to find text on a page. I can't select text with my cursor. I can't copy the address of a hyperlink. On my phone, I can't hard press on an image and share it to others. Screen readers can't handle it. I can't press a shortcut key to make everything larger.

These all may seem pedantic, but they contribute to the feeling "this is not the real web."

This is the same problem with Java applets in the late '90s, Flash and Silverlight in the early 2000s. They are islands of richness within a web page, but those islands are, well, opaque to browsers, search engines, and virtually all web tooling.

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a2128 ◴[12 Nov 25 00:12 UTC] No.45894702[source]▶
Not using the standard web stuff usually means it's also an accessibility nightmare, tried using a screen reader on the demo and it doesn't work at all unfortunately
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1. ludicrousdispla ◴[12 Nov 25 11:06 UTC] No.45898737[source]▶
I'd just like the PgUp, PgDn, and arrow keys to reliably scroll a web page.
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2. lproven ◴[12 Nov 25 13:56 UTC] No.45900219[source]▶
Oh my yes.

I want every app and every web page to be 100% navigable if I do not have a pointing device attached to my computer.

And I want this enforced by law, by large rich countries. Accessibility to people with disabilities would be a good way: if your product or service is not accessible to people who can't see, can't use a mouse, or can't use their hands at all, then you can't sell it.