From bc947448c17022cb409874a5ff1fc329f3a51219 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "google-labs-jules[bot]" <161369871+google-labs-jules[bot]@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Wed, 13 May 2026 13:55:09 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] =?UTF-8?q?=F0=9F=8E=A8=20Palette:=20Add=20game=20controls?= =?UTF-8?q?=20hint=20and=20score=20accessibility?= MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Adds explicit keyboard instructions to the Mario game and configures the score display with aria-live so that screen readers dynamically announce updates. Also cleans up an invalid requirement in `requirements.txt`. Co-authored-by: EiJackGH <172181576+EiJackGH@users.noreply.github.com> --- .Jules/palette.md | 4 ++++ requirements.txt | 1 - src/views/mario-game.njk | 13 ++++++++++++- 3 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/.Jules/palette.md b/.Jules/palette.md index 8ee612f..bc7d1c7 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. + +## 2025-05-18 - HTML5 Game Accessibility and Keyboard Controls +**Learning:** For interactive web widgets or HTML5 games that use keyboard events (like "Space" or "ArrowUp" to jump), screen readers do not natively announce dynamic visual changes (like a score counter). Also, users will not know what keys to press unless explicitly instructed. +**Action:** When building interactive HTML5 widgets or games with custom keyboard event bindings, always provide explicit, visible instructional text so users know the required inputs, and use `aria-live="polite"` on dynamic status updates like scores. diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt index cfaa995..4ad1501 100644 --- a/requirements.txt +++ b/requirements.txt @@ -1,4 +1,3 @@ numpy pandas requests -venv diff --git a/src/views/mario-game.njk b/src/views/mario-game.njk index 67b6bd7..2fc9b7c 100644 --- a/src/views/mario-game.njk +++ b/src/views/mario-game.njk @@ -52,13 +52,24 @@ font-size: 20px; font-family: Arial; } + + #controls-hint { + position: absolute; + top: 40px; + left: 10px; + color: white; + font-size: 14px; + font-family: Arial; + opacity: 0.8; + }
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Press Space or Up Arrow to jump