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From: Yeti
Date: Dec 20, 2023 7:12AM

Hello Mike,

> preference for buttons or links for downloads.

If it leads to a URI

ftp://ftp.x.pdf

it is a Link.

If You start a function - f.E. if I've paid - it is a Button.

But be careful:
Although I know many browsers that claim they can handle PDF, I don't know of any web browser that can actually do this in conjunction with screen readers in a proper way.

I therefore set my systems so that PDFs are not opened in the default web browser. Any functions behind a button should take this into account.

Ad Astra

Yeti