Lightbox Accessibility Issue

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Last updated by JoelK2744 3 years, 3 months ago.

Assisted by: Shane.

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September 23, 2021 at 4:10 pm #2177685

JoelK2744

Hello, the Lightbox links (i.e. class="lb-prev" / "lb-next" / "lb-cancel" / "lb-close") are being flagged as an accessibility issue as links should contain machine readable text and a href attribute. Fo empty links that don't point to a page it suggests it should have a more appropriate role attribute like a button. e.g.

September 24, 2021 at 2:57 pm #2178649

Shane

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Timezone: America/Jamaica (GMT-05:00)

Hi Joel,

Thank you for getting in touch.

While there is no way for use to workaround this issue, you are welcomed to make a feature/improvement request by filling out the form below with the details of your request.

https://toolset.com/home/contact-us/suggest-a-new-feature-for-toolset/

This is so our developers can have a look and possibly make this change in the future.

Thanks,
Shane

September 29, 2021 at 9:49 am #2182735

JoelK2744

Thanks Shane, I've logged a Feature Request