(Sorry, I think I might have confused the issue by giving too much background information in my initial request!)
Also, step#3 should include CSS to make the arrow *render* consistently, as well as give consistent clickable-width. (Per the problems visible in the screenshot, related to non-ClearType in WindowsXP http://i.imgur.com/HN5HIC2.png) (Unrelatedly/Tangentially, to your link to "pure css arrows", see http://pattle.github.io/simpsons-in-css/ ;) On Fri, Nov 15, 2013 at 10:10 AM, Quiddity <[email protected]> wrote: > No no! Simple! > > * Note that the default mediawiki output is: > <li id="$1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">[[#$2|↑]]</span> $3</li> > > * Find out where "mw-cite-backlink" is currently defined. (?) > > * Suggest changes to that CSS, that will work to make the arrow a > consistently wide number of clickable pixels. (What we want) > > * Profit! > > > > > On 13-11-15 10:01 AM, Jared Zimmerman wrote: > >> you mean something like this? >> >> http://blustemy-design.com/blog/drawing-pure-css-arrows-with-less-mixins/ >> >> * >> * >> * >> * >> *Jared Zimmerman *\\Director of User Experience \\Wikimedia Foundation >> M : +1 415 609 4043 | : @JaredZimmerman <https://twitter.com/ >> JaredZimmerman> >> >> >> >> >> On Fri, Nov 15, 2013 at 11:24 PM, Quiddity <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> On 13-11-15 05:04 AM, Jared Zimmerman wrote: >> >> The screenreader case seems like even more reason to have it be a >> image/button with descriptive alt text rather than relying on >> what a >> particular piece of screen reader software said an extended >> character >> should represent, since we're using it for something different. >> >> >> This aspect is already solved, as I pointed out yesterday in >> http://lists.wikimedia.org/__pipermail/design/2013-__ >> November/001159.html >> >> <http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/design/2013- >> November/001159.html> >> screenreaders now say "Jump up" no matter what the character is. >> >> >> There's no problem with the unicode arrow, except that it isn't >> reliably/consistently styled cross-browser/platform. I was really >> hoping you'd suggest a simple CSS fix. >> >> >> >> >> >> _________________________________________________ >> Design mailing list >> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/__mailman/listinfo/design >> <https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/design> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Design mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/design >> >> >
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