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From: Nick Bromley
Date: Aug 24, 2023 1:17PM

I very often see <a role="button"> and try and get them refactored where possible.

I've been mulling this over throughout the day, reading various other opinions and discovering a few more resource types that either download directly or open in a new tab, meaning most resources open through link-like behaviour. As a result, I've also been coming round to the idea of making everything a proper link.

The HTML-based activities launch in an iframe embedded in a full-screen overlay that pops up.