From 0e4ec777d51f129b7bed6a167df71195f5c75151 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "google-labs-jules[bot]" <161369871+google-labs-jules[bot]@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2026 13:46:43 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] feat: Add keyboard hints and accessible score to Mario Game Co-authored-by: EiJackGH <172181576+EiJackGH@users.noreply.github.com> --- .Jules/palette.md | 4 ++++ src/views/mario-game.njk | 12 +++++++++++- 2 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/.Jules/palette.md b/.Jules/palette.md index 8ee612f..5765773 100644 --- a/.Jules/palette.md +++ b/.Jules/palette.md @@ -12,3 +12,7 @@ ## 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. + +## 2026-04-17 - Dynamic Game Score A11y +**Learning:** Dynamic status updates in games (like score increments) are visually obvious but completely invisible to screen readers without ARIA attributes. +**Action:** Add `aria-live="polite"` and `aria-atomic="true"` to game score/status containers so assistive technologies announce value changes automatically. diff --git a/src/views/mario-game.njk b/src/views/mario-game.njk index 67b6bd7..0aafb8f 100644 --- a/src/views/mario-game.njk +++ b/src/views/mario-game.njk @@ -52,13 +52,23 @@ font-size: 20px; font-family: Arial; } + + #controls-hint { + position: absolute; + top: 40px; + left: 10px; + color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8); + font-size: 14px; + font-family: Arial; + }
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