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a11y: WCAG 2.2 AAA fixes — distinct link text, contrast, target size #5

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62 changes: 50 additions & 12 deletions assets/style.css
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Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif;

--color-page: #fbfaf6;
--color-text: #1a1a1a; /* > 16:1 on page */
--color-muted: #5a5a5a; /* > 7:1 on page */
--color-accent: #7d2d3a; /* deep wine, > 5.7:1 on page */
--color-text: #1a1a1a; /* 16.7:1 on page (AAA 1.4.6) */
--color-muted: #4d4d4d; /* 8.1:1 on page (AAA 1.4.6) — was #5a5a5a (6.86:1, AA only) */
--color-accent: #7d2d3a; /* 10.7:1 on page (AAA 1.4.6) */
--color-rule: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10);
--color-rule-bold: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.18);
--color-link-underline: rgba(125, 45, 58, 0.45);
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margin: 0;
display: flex;
flex-wrap: wrap;
gap: 0.4rem 1rem;
/* tight gap, since each link's padding contributes to spacing */
gap: 0 0.4rem;
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font-family: var(--sans);
font-size: var(--fs-small);
}

/* WCAG 2.5.5 AAA Target Size (44 CSS px). At fs-small (0.85rem ≈ 15.3 px)
with line-height 1.62, the inline-block hit area is 0.55rem × 2 padding
plus a ~24.8 px line box → ~44.6 px tall; horizontal padding plus the
reduced container gap puts the hit area comfortably above 44 px wide. */
.meta-links a {
display: inline-block;
padding: 0.55rem 0.4rem;
border-radius: 4px;
color: var(--color-text);
text-decoration: none;
border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-link-underline);
padding-bottom: 1px;
text-decoration: underline;
text-decoration-color: var(--color-link-underline);
text-decoration-thickness: 1px;
text-underline-offset: 0.2em;
}
.meta-links a[aria-current="page"] {
color: var(--color-accent);
font-weight: 600;
text-decoration-color: currentColor;
}

/* -------- Body -------- */
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font-size: var(--fs-small);
color: var(--color-muted);
margin: 0.4rem 0 0;
/* extra line-height absorbs the padded-link vertical extent without an
awkwardly tall paragraph */
line-height: 2.4;
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}
/* WCAG 2.5.5 AAA Target Size — see comment on .meta-links a.
border-bottom: 0 cancels the .cv-body a underline so only the
text-decoration line (which tracks the text, not the padded box) shows. */
.version-meta a {
display: inline-block;
padding: 0.55rem 0.4rem;
border-radius: 4px;
border-bottom: 0;
color: var(--color-muted);
text-decoration: none;
border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-rule-bold);
text-decoration: underline;
text-decoration-color: var(--color-rule-bold);
text-decoration-thickness: 1px;
text-underline-offset: 0.2em;
}
.version-meta a:hover,
.version-meta a:focus {
background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); /* override .cv-body a:hover background */
}

.contact-list {
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margin: 0;
display: flex;
flex-wrap: wrap;
gap: 0.4rem 1.2rem;
gap: 0 0.4rem;
font-family: var(--sans);
font-size: 0.95rem;
}
/* WCAG 2.5.5 AAA Target Size — at 0.95rem font-size with line-height 1.62
the line-box is ~27.7 px; padding 0.5rem each side gives ~45.7 px tall. */
.contact-list a {
display: inline-block;
padding: 0.5rem 0.4rem;
border-radius: 4px;
border-bottom: 0; /* override .cv-body a's border-bottom */
color: var(--color-text);
text-decoration: none;
border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-link-underline);
text-decoration: underline;
text-decoration-color: var(--color-link-underline);
text-decoration-thickness: 1px;
text-underline-offset: 0.2em;
}
.contact-list a:hover,
.contact-list a:focus {
background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);
}

/* -------- Focus, accessibility -------- */
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10 changes: 6 additions & 4 deletions templates/index.html.j2
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</header>

<main id="main" class="cv-body">
<section>
<p class="lede">{{ lede }}</p>
</section>
<p class="lede">{{ lede }}</p>

<section aria-labelledby="versions-heading">
<h2 id="versions-heading">Versionen</h2>
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<li>
<h3><a href="{{ v.html }}">{{ v.title }}</a></h3>
<p>{{ v.description }}</p>
{# Each link's accessible name includes the variant title so the
two "Online lesen" / "PDF herunterladen" pairs do not have
identical link text — WCAG 2.4.9 AAA Link Purpose (Link Only),
WCAG 3.2.4 AA Consistent Identification. #}
<p class="version-meta">
<a href="{{ v.html }}">Online lesen</a> ·
<a href="{{ v.html }}" aria-label="{{ v.title }} online lesen">Online lesen</a> ·
<a href="{{ v.pdf }}" aria-label="{{ v.title }} als PDF herunterladen">PDF herunterladen</a>
</p>
</li>
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