Javascript fundamentals Dom & event listners
Design comparison
Solution retrospective
I’m most proud of successfully implementing the interactive share button feature using JavaScript. The share option is neatly integrated and displays only when the button is clicked, creating a clean and dynamic user experience. I would focus more on accessibility by ensuring better support for screen readers, adding ARIA attributes, and making sure the share option is keyboard-navigable. I might also explore more modern tools like CSS Grid for layout flexibility or CSS variables to allow users to easily change themes.
What challenges did you encounter, and how did you overcome them?I used CSS translate and scale to control the animation, making sure the share option is hidden until needed. Getting the correct toggle behavior on the share button required precise event handling. There was an initial challenge with the button not reverting to its inactive state after clicking. Solution: I resolved this by using the classList.toggle() method in JavaScript, ensuring smooth interaction by dynamically adding and removing the necessary classes.
What specific areas of your project would you like help with?I’d appreciate suggestions on improving the accessibility of the share option and the overall page for users relying on keyboard navigation and screen readers. Although the CSS transitions work well, any advice on optimizing animations for smoother performance, particularly on lower-end devices, would be valuable. Any recommendations on cleaning up or optimizing my CSS and JavaScript structure, especially in handling interactive elements, would be very helpful.
Community feedback
- @edpauPosted about 2 months ago
I think you have already done a great job on optimising animations, you only used transform.
I found an interesting article. Explain in more detail if you are interested. "Modern browsers can animate two CSS properties cheaply: transform and opacity. If you animate anything else, the chances are you're not going to hit a silky smooth 60 frames per second (FPS). This post explains why this is the case."
For accessibility, I read this and tried to use aria-expanded, aria-controls and aria-haspopup to improve the accessibility of the share menu. These attributes help inform assistive technologies about the current state of the expandable menu. However, improving accessibility has turned to be more challenging than I expected. For the mobile version, I need to hide the author content from screen readers, while for the desktop version, it doesn't need to be hidden. There are many factors to consider. Do you have any suggestions?
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