docs(a11y): document touch-target rules, WCAG 2.5.8 floor, and scaling model - #1161
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…g model The two-layer touch/visual pattern was documented as a CSS technique, but no document stated the minimum-size rule it exists to satisfy, or which standard it comes from. The stated conformance target (WCAG 2.1 AA) contains no target-size criterion at AA level, so the 48px tokens were holding the line silently. Adds § 7 "Touch & Pointer Target Size" to docs/agents/a11y.md: - WCAG 2.2 § 2.5.8 (24x24 CSS px) adopted as the enforced floor on top of the 2.1 target; the 48px regular token clears it 2x and also satisfies AAA 2.5.5 (44px) - rules: size from -touch-target-size tokens, never raw px; the hit area is the invisible outer layer; SVG glyphs (setpoint marker) are not touch targets and shrink with the instrument under fixedAspectRatioScaling, so any future draggable affordance needs an explicit >=24px hit shape; the default scrollbar profile is the 12px thin one, touch surfaces opt into the normal (24px) or wide (48px) class - units: the guarantees are CSS px, so a viewport meta with initial-scale=1 is a prerequisite on mobile (without it a 48px target renders at ~19px), and physical regimes (IEC 62288 -> IEC 60945, 15mm) are met by per-screen calibration - 15mm / 48px = 0.3125 mm per CSS px - not by component code - testing checklist item 8 for target size Also fills in the real xl values (96/72/48) in the IMPLEMENTATION_GUIDELINES size-class table, which previously said "(larger)", and notes that :root carries the regular values so 48px is the floor with no class set. Adapters regenerated with npm run agents:sync; lint:agents passes.
An editor auto-import inserted `import { customElement } from
'../../decorator.js';` at the cursor position - inside the inline <style>
template literal in render(), between `display: revert !important;` and
the closing brace of the .left-more-button rule. (The real import has
always been at the top of the file.)
Behavior-neutral: CSS error recovery already discarded the line as one
invalid declaration, so removing it changes nothing rendered. Verified by
running the top-bar visual snapshot suite against unchanged baselines -
8/8 pass.
Answers a recurring integrator question (minimum touch sizes on small screens) where users actually look: every interactive component has a 48px touch area at regular size - twice the WCAG 2.2 minimum - scaling 48/56/72/96 across the size classes; the viewport meta is what keeps those guarantees on phones and tablets; and 15mm type-approval targets (IEC 62288 / IEC 60945) come from calibrating the screen to at least 0.3125 mm per CSS px (15mm / 48px), not from a component setting.
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📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughThe PR adds WCAG 2.2 pointer-target guidance to project instructions and component documentation. It documents touch-target sizing and deployment scaling. It also cleans the top-bar responsive CSS block. ChangesAccessibility target-size guidance
Top-bar responsive CSS
Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to This documentation update currently misstates how viewport scaling relates to WCAG target-size requirements, which could lead implementers to apply the wrong accessibility rationale. Correct the explanation and update the corresponding guidance copies before merging; the IEC source wording also needs explicit owner follow-up. Suggested reviewers: 🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 5✅ Passed checks (5 passed)
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Pull request overview
Documents touch/pointer target sizing requirements (WCAG 2.2 §2.5.8) and the repo’s scaling model across the a11y agent docs and user-facing docs, plus a small cleanup in top-bar to remove an accidental import that had been pasted into an inline <style> block.
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- Add a “Touch & Pointer Target Size” section to the accessibility guidance, including the CSS-px vs physical calibration model and an updated testing checklist.
- Clarify/complete size-class touch/visual/icon token values in
IMPLEMENTATION_GUIDELINES.mdand add a user-facing “Scaling & Touch Targets” section in the core package README. - Remove an invalid
import …line that had landed insidetop-bar’s inline CSS template.
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| packages/openbridge-webcomponents/src/components/top-bar/top-bar.ts | Removes an accidental import line embedded in an inline CSS template inside render(). |
| packages/openbridge-webcomponents/README.md | Adds a user-facing “Scaling & Touch Targets” section describing touch-target sizes and scaling guidance. |
| IMPLEMENTATION_GUIDELINES.md | Fills in concrete size-class token values and links to the detailed a11y guidance. |
| docs/agents/a11y.md | Adds §7 “Touch & Pointer Target Size” and updates the checklist numbering. |
| AGENTS.md | Updates the a11y doc description in the generated routing table to include target size. |
| .github/instructions/a11y.instructions.md | Regenerated adapter reflecting the updated a11y guidance (touch target section + checklist). |
| .github/copilot-instructions.md | Regenerated table entry reflecting the updated a11y doc description. |
| .cursor/rules/a11y.mdc | Regenerated adapter reflecting the updated a11y guidance (touch target section + checklist). |
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From review on #1161: the a11y section and the README claimed every interactive component already has the 48px touch area, but the audit in the PR body itself lists exceptions (obc-transmitter-button above all). Both now state the floor as what components must meet, name the two-layer pattern as the standard way to clear it, and mark the shortfalls as defects to fix when touched, not precedent. Also from review: the a11y routing description now names WCAG 2.2 S 2.5.8 alongside 2.1 AA (adapters regenerated), and the README notes that individual components may follow their own, larger size curve.
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132-132: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick winCorrect the viewport explanation and regenerate both adapters.
WCAG 2.5.8 measures target size in CSS pixels. Viewport scaling changes physical presentation, not the target’s CSS-pixel dimensions. Describe the viewport declaration as a mobile layout and physical-usability prerequisite, not as a WCAG size requirement.
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Documents the silently enforced touch-target rules (triggered by this slack thread https://openbridgegroup.slack.com/archives/CH8NA03U1/p1787225209166599), plus two zero-risk cleanups.
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The two-layer touch/visual pattern is documented as a CSS technique, but no document stated the minimum-size rule it exists to satisfy or which standard it comes from. The stated conformance target (WCAG 2.1 AA) contains no target-size criterion at AA level — the 24 × 24 px minimum is WCAG 2.2 § 2.5.8 — and the repo had zero mentions of IEC 62288/60945, 15 mm, or the 0.313 mm/px scaling factor that integrators keep asking about.
The connecting fact, now written down: 15 mm ÷ 48 px = 0.3125 mm per CSS px — the design guideline's "1 px = 0.313 mm" IEC factor is derived from the touch-target token. One 48 px token simultaneously delivers 2× the WCAG 2.2 floor in commercial (CSS-px) use and exactly 15 mm on a type-approval-calibrated screen.
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