Curtis Wilcox
@cwilcox808.c.im.ap.brid.gy
Digital accessibility developer in higher ed
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@w3cdevs
Some sites block requests from w3.org validators, not specifically but likely in their attempt to block unwelcome bots.
Do you have suggestions for how they can write web application firewall (WAF) rules to allow the validators?
Some sites block requests from w3.org validators, not specifically but likely in their attempt to block unwelcome bots.
Do you have suggestions for how they can write web application firewall (WAF) rules to allow the validators?
November 12, 2025 at 7:03 PM
@w3cdevs
Some sites block requests from w3.org validators, not specifically but likely in their attempt to block unwelcome bots.
Do you have suggestions for how they can write web application firewall (WAF) rules to allow the validators?
Some sites block requests from w3.org validators, not specifically but likely in their attempt to block unwelcome bots.
Do you have suggestions for how they can write web application firewall (WAF) rules to allow the validators?
Reposted by Curtis Wilcox
Gecko: Intent to ship: Matroska support
Gecko: Intent to ship: Matroska support
Gecko: Intent to ship: Matroska support
groups.google.com
October 7, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Gecko: Intent to ship: Matroska support
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@w3c Appartently “symbolic chain links” is the official description, from this audio described video… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bXp8Eet0HM
October 1, 2025 at 3:22 PM
@w3c Appartently “symbolic chain links” is the official description, from this audio described video… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bXp8Eet0HM
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Using Figma Desktop on a train with a spotty connection is infuriating. Of all the apps that should be offline first, Figma is high up, surely (yes I know it’s a wrapped website).
How this software became the industry “default” will forever baffle me.
How this software became the industry “default” will forever baffle me.
September 25, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Using Figma Desktop on a train with a spotty connection is infuriating. Of all the apps that should be offline first, Figma is high up, surely (yes I know it’s a wrapped website).
How this software became the industry “default” will forever baffle me.
How this software became the industry “default” will forever baffle me.
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I’m trying to figure out what works better for alt text accessibility in practice — please reply ONLY if you ever actually use text-to-speech, braille interfaces, or anything similar for accessing the alt text of images. (Boosts welcome.)
If I post a picture of writing in another language — say […]
If I post a picture of writing in another language — say […]
Original post on infosec.exchange
infosec.exchange
September 25, 2025 at 7:47 AM
I’m trying to figure out what works better for alt text accessibility in practice — please reply ONLY if you ever actually use text-to-speech, braille interfaces, or anything similar for accessing the alt text of images. (Boosts welcome.)
If I post a picture of writing in another language — say […]
If I post a picture of writing in another language — say […]
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After reading this, I went through my blog and managed to remove a few *hundred* useless `class` attributes.
I also got rid of several redundant `id` attributes as well.
The majority of my CSS now uses semantic targetting rather than scattershot #id and .class
Is that *sensible*? Well that's […]
I also got rid of several redundant `id` attributes as well.
The majority of my CSS now uses semantic targetting rather than scattershot #id and .class
Is that *sensible*? Well that's […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
September 17, 2025 at 3:06 PM
After reading this, I went through my blog and managed to remove a few *hundred* useless `class` attributes.
I also got rid of several redundant `id` attributes as well.
The majority of my CSS now uses semantic targetting rather than scattershot #id and .class
Is that *sensible*? Well that's […]
I also got rid of several redundant `id` attributes as well.
The majority of my CSS now uses semantic targetting rather than scattershot #id and .class
Is that *sensible*? Well that's […]
Reposted by Curtis Wilcox
I've joined @whiskey.fm as a permanent show host!
I'll be bringing #CSS content and overall more dorky nerdery to the pod.
Tune in if you're into
(web tech news || whiskey || whatnot)
nerdy.dev/www-ep208
I'll be bringing #CSS content and overall more dorky nerdery to the pod.
Tune in if you're into
(web tech news || whiskey || whatnot)
nerdy.dev/www-ep208
Www Ep208 · September 4, 2025
Website for Adam Argyle: Teacher, Speaker, CSSWG member, and creator of Open Props and VisBug.
nerdy.dev
September 10, 2025 at 4:22 PM
I've joined @whiskey.fm as a permanent show host!
I'll be bringing #CSS content and overall more dorky nerdery to the pod.
Tune in if you're into
(web tech news || whiskey || whatnot)
nerdy.dev/www-ep208
I'll be bringing #CSS content and overall more dorky nerdery to the pod.
Tune in if you're into
(web tech news || whiskey || whatnot)
nerdy.dev/www-ep208
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The vast majority of your users are not, in fact, using the latest and greatest iPhone. Lower-end Android devices far outweigh them, so it’s imperative to test on them and make them a part of your development workflow — especially if you use a JavaScript framework […]
Original post on front-end.social
front-end.social
September 5, 2025 at 3:04 PM
The vast majority of your users are not, in fact, using the latest and greatest iPhone. Lower-end Android devices far outweigh them, so it’s imperative to test on them and make them a part of your development workflow — especially if you use a JavaScript framework […]
Reposted by Curtis Wilcox
Gecko: Intent to Ship: CSS View Transitions L1
Gecko: Intent to Ship: CSS View Transitions L1
Gecko: Intent to Ship: CSS View Transitions L1
groups.google.com
August 28, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Gecko: Intent to Ship: CSS View Transitions L1
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The interpolate-size property is a great example of progressive enhancement
When it comes to new CSS capabilities you don't have to avoid using them because there's not much browser support. Lean into progressive enhancement instead. It'll cover a lot of cases for you […]
When it comes to new CSS capabilities you don't have to avoid using them because there's not much browser support. Lean into progressive enhancement instead. It'll cover a lot of cases for you […]
Original post on front-end.social
front-end.social
August 26, 2025 at 11:08 AM
The interpolate-size property is a great example of progressive enhancement
When it comes to new CSS capabilities you don't have to avoid using them because there's not much browser support. Lean into progressive enhancement instead. It'll cover a lot of cases for you […]
When it comes to new CSS capabilities you don't have to avoid using them because there's not much browser support. Lean into progressive enhancement instead. It'll cover a lot of cases for you […]
Reposted by Curtis Wilcox
Gecko: Intent to prototype and ship: improvements to <details> styling, including support for ::details-content pseudo element
Gecko: Intent to prototype and ship: improvements to <details> styling, including support for ::details-content pseudo element
Gecko: Intent to prototype and ship: improvements to <details> styling, including support for ::details-content pseudo element
groups.google.com
August 19, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Gecko: Intent to prototype and ship: improvements to <details> styling, including support for ::details-content pseudo element
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Gecko: Intent to Ship: Command and CommandFor attributes
Gecko: Intent to Ship: Command and CommandFor attributes
Gecko: Intent to Ship: Command and CommandFor attributes
groups.google.com
August 18, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Gecko: Intent to Ship: Command and CommandFor attributes
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Do want: Web Preferences API, AND browsers with it telling me if some page is using any of the corresponding media queries.
Like, if I choose to prefer reduced motion, then I want to know that page contained some motion that I'd want to re-enable to opt-in. Same with reduced transparency […]
Like, if I choose to prefer reduced motion, then I want to know that page contained some motion that I'd want to re-enable to opt-in. Same with reduced transparency […]
Original post on front-end.social
front-end.social
August 12, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Do want: Web Preferences API, AND browsers with it telling me if some page is using any of the corresponding media queries.
Like, if I choose to prefer reduced motion, then I want to know that page contained some motion that I'd want to re-enable to opt-in. Same with reduced transparency […]
Like, if I choose to prefer reduced motion, then I want to know that page contained some motion that I'd want to re-enable to opt-in. Same with reduced transparency […]
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Love to see and hear RSS stuff. Get really into what works for you and it’s the best way to keep up.
Tools like feedbin.com and sill.social keep me up to date way more than this place.
Profiles on here have RSS too, which I like to use. Just stick /rss at the end
bsky.app/profile/bell...
Tools like feedbin.com and sill.social keep me up to date way more than this place.
Profiles on here have RSS too, which I like to use. Just stick /rss at the end
bsky.app/profile/bell...
In ShopTalk, @chriscoyier.net and @davatron5000.bsky.social tron5000.bsky.social talked about my recent post about RSS, and the curation challenge posed by RSS when you mix together high-volume feeds like The Verge with more infrequent posters (solo bloggers, etc).
677: Background Code Agents, Append AI, and RSS Starter Packs
What helps you remember a person’s name, thinking about background coding agents, is AI for append only mode, what are MCPs and how should I think about them, what has been working for more t…
shoptalkshow.com
August 12, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Love to see and hear RSS stuff. Get really into what works for you and it’s the best way to keep up.
Tools like feedbin.com and sill.social keep me up to date way more than this place.
Profiles on here have RSS too, which I like to use. Just stick /rss at the end
bsky.app/profile/bell...
Tools like feedbin.com and sill.social keep me up to date way more than this place.
Profiles on here have RSS too, which I like to use. Just stick /rss at the end
bsky.app/profile/bell...
Reposted by Curtis Wilcox
If you're new to CSS, one of the best ways to make your life easier is to take advantage of all the CSS debugging features in your devtools.
To help, I teamed up with @amitsheen.bsky.social to create a free, 5-part beginner course on getting started with them: devtoolsforbeginners.kevinpowell.co
To help, I teamed up with @amitsheen.bsky.social to create a free, 5-part beginner course on getting started with them: devtoolsforbeginners.kevinpowell.co
DevTools for CSS Developers - Free 5 part course
devtoolsforbeginners.kevinpowell.co
August 7, 2025 at 12:24 PM
If you're new to CSS, one of the best ways to make your life easier is to take advantage of all the CSS debugging features in your devtools.
To help, I teamed up with @amitsheen.bsky.social to create a free, 5-part beginner course on getting started with them: devtoolsforbeginners.kevinpowell.co
To help, I teamed up with @amitsheen.bsky.social to create a free, 5-part beginner course on getting started with them: devtoolsforbeginners.kevinpowell.co
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Most article submissions suck. Yours doesn’t have to be one of them.
Now accepting submissions for @alistapart.com.
alistapart.com/article/so-y...
Now accepting submissions for @alistapart.com.
alistapart.com/article/so-y...
So You Want to Write an Article?
Ready to write a professional article? Make sure your submission is the best it can be! ALA editor Brandon Gregory gives some advice on common pitfalls the editorial team sees in article submission…
alistapart.com
July 14, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Most article submissions suck. Yours doesn’t have to be one of them.
Now accepting submissions for @alistapart.com.
alistapart.com/article/so-y...
Now accepting submissions for @alistapart.com.
alistapart.com/article/so-y...
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"World Wid Web of Whatever"
I wanted to set a timer, so I asked Siri,
She was, like, all "ehhhh"
And I was, like, "whatever!"
Then Copilot comes up to me and it's all, like,
"Hey, do you want to write a letter?"
And I'm, like, "yeah, whatever!"
So later I'm using a search engine
And this […]
I wanted to set a timer, so I asked Siri,
She was, like, all "ehhhh"
And I was, like, "whatever!"
Then Copilot comes up to me and it's all, like,
"Hey, do you want to write a letter?"
And I'm, like, "yeah, whatever!"
So later I'm using a search engine
And this […]
Original post on front-end.social
front-end.social
July 6, 2025 at 9:29 AM
"World Wid Web of Whatever"
I wanted to set a timer, so I asked Siri,
She was, like, all "ehhhh"
And I was, like, "whatever!"
Then Copilot comes up to me and it's all, like,
"Hey, do you want to write a letter?"
And I'm, like, "yeah, whatever!"
So later I'm using a search engine
And this […]
I wanted to set a timer, so I asked Siri,
She was, like, all "ehhhh"
And I was, like, "whatever!"
Then Copilot comes up to me and it's all, like,
"Hey, do you want to write a letter?"
And I'm, like, "yeah, whatever!"
So later I'm using a search engine
And this […]
Reposted by Curtis Wilcox
Gecko: Intent to Prototype: headingoffset & headingreset attributes
Gecko: Intent to Prototype: headingoffset & headingreset attributes
Gecko: Intent to Prototype: headingoffset & headingreset attributes
groups.google.com
July 1, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Gecko: Intent to Prototype: headingoffset & headingreset attributes
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Blink: Intent to Prototype: HTMLElement.scrollParent
Blink: Intent to Prototype: HTMLElement.scrollParent
Blink: Intent to Prototype: HTMLElement.scrollParent
groups.google.com
June 20, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Blink: Intent to Prototype: HTMLElement.scrollParent
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@codepen Is there a way to search through other people’s pens? When I have my list of pens, there is a search field, but if I look, for example, on @DanielGoransson’s profile, I am unable to search through his pens here:
https://codepen.io/DanielGoransson/pens/public
I think that would be a […]
https://codepen.io/DanielGoransson/pens/public
I think that would be a […]
Original post on yatil.social
yatil.social
June 19, 2025 at 10:32 AM
@codepen Is there a way to search through other people’s pens? When I have my list of pens, there is a search field, but if I look, for example, on @DanielGoransson’s profile, I am unable to search through his pens here:
https://codepen.io/DanielGoransson/pens/public
I think that would be a […]
https://codepen.io/DanielGoransson/pens/public
I think that would be a […]
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Hey, you know how when you gotta do something that's so jank it'll only run on windows, you set up a new windows box, what's the first thing you do?
You go into the settings in the file explorer and swear at it and go "Where the hell have they hidden it this time" until you find the option […]
You go into the settings in the file explorer and swear at it and go "Where the hell have they hidden it this time" until you find the option […]
Original post on retro.social
retro.social
February 10, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Hey, you know how when you gotta do something that's so jank it'll only run on windows, you set up a new windows box, what's the first thing you do?
You go into the settings in the file explorer and swear at it and go "Where the hell have they hidden it this time" until you find the option […]
You go into the settings in the file explorer and swear at it and go "Where the hell have they hidden it this time" until you find the option […]
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My periodic rave at how much I love #rss (I am tying together lots of data for my work) and how it is truly the glue that holds together much of the open web. We are so lucky it gained critical mass before the worst of Web 2.0 took over and that it has lasted. We need to keep it alive at all costs.
May 28, 2025 at 7:45 PM
My periodic rave at how much I love #rss (I am tying together lots of data for my work) and how it is truly the glue that holds together much of the open web. We are so lucky it gained critical mass before the worst of Web 2.0 took over and that it has lasted. We need to keep it alive at all costs.
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Would folks find it useful if I wrote a short blog post about the rules of thumb I use to account for #accessibility when I build #web apps?
May 28, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Would folks find it useful if I wrote a short blog post about the rules of thumb I use to account for #accessibility when I build #web apps?
Reposted by Curtis Wilcox
Blink: Intent to Ship: 'request-close' Invoker Command
Blink: Intent to Ship: 'request-close' Invoker Command
Blink: Intent to Ship: 'request-close' Invoker Command
groups.google.com
May 23, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Blink: Intent to Ship: 'request-close' Invoker Command
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I would interact with the people I support on Patreon more, if Patreon had an RSS feed or integrated in to the Fediverse.
May 19, 2025 at 7:13 PM
I would interact with the people I support on Patreon more, if Patreon had an RSS feed or integrated in to the Fediverse.