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Scott O'Hara is a designer and developer based outside of Boston MA. He writes code and cares a ton about building great, accessible user experiences for everyone.
User Facing State | CSS-Tricks
css-tricks.comLet's talk about state. Communicating state to the user that is, not application stores state in JavaScript objects, or localStorage. We're going to be
All the user-facing states
User-facing state is what someone experiences when they interact with (or try to interact with) an element in some capacity.
Formative posts
Accessibility advocate, writer, developer, and speaker
UI = f(statesⁿ)
“UI is a function of state” is a pretty popular saying in the front-end world. In context (pun intended), that’s typically referring to application or component state. I thought I’d pull that thread a little further and explore all the states that can effect the UI layer…
Don’t use custom CSS mouse cursors
While a custom CSS cursor may seem flashy and fun, consider that it may present a significant, unnecessary barrier to access.
The case for adding validation state to your design tokens
Naming things is hard.
All the user-facing states
User-facing state is what someone experiences when they interact with (or try to interact with) an element in some capacity.