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GitHub no longer uses Toasts

(primer.style)
123 points samsolomon | 2 comments | 08 Dec 25 19:58 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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codingjoe ◴[08 Dec 25 20:47 UTC] No.46197454[source]▶
Finally, I hope that trend catches on. God knows how many messages are missed thanks to toasts.
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Groxx ◴[08 Dec 25 20:53 UTC] No.46197527[source]▶
>Toasts pose significant accessibility concerns and are not recommended for use.

yeah. OBVIOUSLY. good fucking riddance.

they wouldn't be half as bad if they always came with a notification center for seeing the ones you missed... but the other half is still incredibly bad and isn't worth using at all.

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Muromec ◴[08 Dec 25 21:18 UTC] No.46197773[source]▶
>yeah. OBVIOUSLY. good fucking riddance.

Are they really? Isn't it pretty normal "role status aria something something polite" thingy to announce feedback to user?

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1. madeofpalk ◴[08 Dec 25 22:14 UTC] No.46198359[source]▶
There's no such thing as accessibility. Accessibility is just usability.

Toasts have poor usability because its easy to miss them. This makes them bad for everyone, regardless of screen reader.

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2. rileymat2 ◴[08 Dec 25 23:54 UTC] No.46199421[source]▶
This is not strictly true some accessibility choices can harm usability for those that don’t need that affordance, if it is not configurable.