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Re: WCAG guideline for external stylesheet

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From: Mallory
Date: Jul 24, 2020 10:13AM

There is something I tend to check, however:
the text-spacing SC is only about how the content doesn't break if a user changes the text-spacing.

However in practice, on sites where JavaScript injects inline `style` attributes with text-spacing styles (word-spacing, letter-spacing, line-height and bottom margin on paragraphs) dynamically (several jQuery plugins have done this in the past), it doesn't seem possible for users to adjust the text-spacing as needed.

When I find these inline style="" attributes which specifically affect text-spacing properties, I do make a note of it for the developers.

In general, injected inline styles may prevent things like user stylesheets or browser plugins to give the desired effect, if the JavaScript on the page is making changes after browser plugins do, for example.

cheers,
Mallory

On Fri, Jul 24, 2020, at 1:15 PM, Birkir R. Gunnarsson wrote:
> Nope
> Inline vs. external CSS is not an accessibility requirement.
>
> On 7/24/20, Gupta, Gaurav k via WebAIM-Forum
> < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> >
> > Hi All,
> >
> > Is there WCAG guideline for external stylesheet?
> >
> >
> > Regards
> > Gaurav
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