[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #32254: List Table: avoid adjacent links pointing to the same resource

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#32254: List Table: avoid adjacent links pointing to the same resource
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 Reporter:  rianrietveld       |      Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)       |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal             |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Administration     |    Version:  4.1
 Severity:  normal             |   Keywords:
  Focuses:  ui, accessibility  |
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 In the list table of for example wp-admin/edit.php there are two adjacent
 links to edit.
 One for the post title and one in the row-actions.

 [[Image(http://www.rianrietveld.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/post-
 edit.png)]]

 In the Media Library (upload.php) there are three adjacent links to edit.
 One for the file/image, one for the file title and one in the row-actions.

 [[Image(http://www.rianrietveld.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/media-
 edit.png)]]


 For usability this is confusing and it's generating a lot of extra noise
 for screen reader users.

 Suggestion:
 * remove the edit link in the row-actions in both cases
 * hide the link on the file/image with aria-hidden (we need to test if
 this works on a link)

 Combining the file/image with the file title would be the best
 [http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20-TECHS/H2.html], but probably will break a lot
 of plugins.

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