From 72446d36c42ec9b7d37dcc16a60355b0bae1a08c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "google-labs-jules[bot]" <161369871+google-labs-jules[bot]@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Mon, 8 Jun 2026 13:24:53 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] =?UTF-8?q?=F0=9F=8E=A8=20Palette:=20Add=20keyboard=20?= =?UTF-8?q?instructions=20and=20improve=20screen=20reader=20accessibility?= =?UTF-8?q?=20for=20Mario=20game=20score?= MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Co-authored-by: EiJackGH <172181576+EiJackGH@users.noreply.github.com> --- .Jules/palette.md | 3 +++ src/views/mario-game.njk | 20 +++++++++++++++++--- 2 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/.Jules/palette.md b/.Jules/palette.md index 8ee612f..353ff73 100644 --- a/.Jules/palette.md +++ b/.Jules/palette.md @@ -12,3 +12,6 @@ ## 2025-03-23 - Game Key Scrolling **Learning:** Browsers natively scroll the page when users press Space or Arrow keys. When building a web-based game, this creates a frustrating UX where the game viewport jumps around while playing. **Action:** Always call `e.preventDefault()` on keydown events for typical game controls ("Space", "ArrowUp", etc.) when the focus is on a game container or the body. +## 2026-06-08 - [Extracting Static Text from ARIA Live Regions] +**Learning:** Do not place static text (like instructions or static labels such as 'Score: ') inside an `aria-live` region, as it forces screen readers to unnecessarily repeat the static text every time the dynamic content updates. +**Action:** Extract static text into a separate sibling element so the screen reader only reads the dynamic changes. diff --git a/src/views/mario-game.njk b/src/views/mario-game.njk index 67b6bd7..2cead8d 100644 --- a/src/views/mario-game.njk +++ b/src/views/mario-game.njk @@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ background: #2ecc71; } - #score { + #score-container { position: absolute; top: 10px; left: 10px; @@ -52,13 +52,27 @@ font-size: 20px; font-family: Arial; } + + #instructions { + position: absolute; + top: 40px; + left: 10px; + color: white; + font-size: 14px; + font-family: Arial; + opacity: 0.8; + }