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30 changes: 28 additions & 2 deletions assets/scss/_image-modal_project.scss
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cursor: pointer;
}

/* Native button used as the keyboard-accessible image trigger */
.md__image-trigger {
display: block;
width: fit-content;
max-width: 100%;
margin: 0 auto;
padding: 0;
border: 0;
background: transparent;
color: inherit;
font: inherit;
text-align: inherit;
cursor: pointer;
border-radius: 4px;

&:focus-visible {
outline: 2px solid #00b39f;
outline-offset: 4px;
}
}

/* The Modal (background) */
.modal {
display: none;
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overflow: hidden;
border: 0;
z-index: 99;

&:focus-visible {
outline: 2px solid #00b39f;
outline-offset: 2px;
}
}

.modal-close::after {
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top: 0.2em;
left: 0.1em;
text-indent: 0;
content: "\00D7"
content: "\00D7";
}

.modal-close:hover,
.modal-close:focus {
color: #999;
text-decoration: none;
cursor: pointer;
}
}
20 changes: 12 additions & 8 deletions layouts/_default/_markup/render-image.html
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<div class="md__image">
{{- with $img }}
{{- $webp := .Process "webp q85" }}
<picture>
<source srcset="{{ $webp.RelPermalink }}" type="image/webp" width="{{ .Width }}" height="{{ .Height }}">
<img src="{{ $dest | safeURL }}" onclick="openModal(this)" alt="{{ $alt }}"
width="{{ .Width }}" height="{{ .Height }}"
class="{{ $class }}" />
</picture>
<button type="button" class="md__image-trigger" aria-label="Expand image{{ with $alt }}: {{ . }}{{ end }}">

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy lift

Preserve the image role outside the button.

Both branches place the <img> inside a <button>. Button descendants are presentational in the accessibility tree. Screen-reader users therefore encounter the button label, but cannot find the standalone Markdown image as an image until they open the preview. This conflicts with the stated goal of retaining the image’s role. Render the image beside its button trigger, then update the modal’s image lookup to match. (w3.org)

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Review comment at @layouts/_default/_markup/render-image.html at line 34:
Update both image-rendering branches in the markup template so each img is a
sibling of its md__image-trigger button rather than a button descendant, and
adjust the modal’s image lookup to find the corresponding sibling image.
Preserve the trigger’s existing label and preview behavior.

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<picture>
<source srcset="{{ $webp.RelPermalink }}" type="image/webp" width="{{ .Width }}" height="{{ .Height }}">
<img src="{{ $dest | safeURL }}" alt="{{ $alt }}"
width="{{ .Width }}" height="{{ .Height }}"
class="{{ $class }}" />
</picture>
</button>
{{- else }}
<img src="{{ $dest | safeURL }}" onclick="openModal(this)" alt="{{ $alt }}"
class="{{ $class }}" />
<button type="button" class="md__image-trigger" aria-label="Expand image{{ with $alt }}: {{ . }}{{ end }}">
<img src="{{ $dest | safeURL }}" alt="{{ $alt }}"
class="{{ $class }}" />
</button>
{{- end }}
</div>
204 changes: 174 additions & 30 deletions layouts/partials/image-modal.html
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<div id="myModal" class="modal">
<button class="modal-close" onclick="closeModal()">close</button>
<div
id="myModal"
class="modal"
role="dialog"
aria-modal="true"
aria-label="Image preview"
>
<button
type="button"
class="modal-close"
onclick="closeModal()"
aria-label="Close image preview"
>
close
</button>
<div class="modal-cont">
<img class="modal-pic" id="modalPic" onclick="closeModal()" style="max-width: 100%; max-height: 80vh; margin: auto;" alt="Modal-pic">
<img
class="modal-pic"
id="modalPic"
onclick="closeModal()"
style="max-width: 100%; max-height: 80vh; margin: auto;"
alt=""
>
</div>
</div>

<script>
var modalTrigger = null;

// Open the Modal
function openModal(imageIdOrElement) {
var src;
var image = null;
var trigger = null;

if (typeof imageIdOrElement === 'string') {
// If it's a string (image ID), get the source using the ID
src = document.getElementById(imageIdOrElement).src;
if (typeof imageIdOrElement === "string") {
image = document.getElementById(imageIdOrElement);
} else if (imageIdOrElement instanceof HTMLImageElement) {
// If <img>, get the source directly. currentSrc is what the browser actually
// chose, so inside a <picture> the modal reuses the already-fetched WebP
// rather than downloading the larger original.
src = imageIdOrElement.currentSrc || imageIdOrElement.src;
image = imageIdOrElement;
trigger = image.closest(".md__image-trigger");
} else if (imageIdOrElement instanceof HTMLElement) {
trigger = imageIdOrElement.closest(".md__image-trigger") || imageIdOrElement;
image = imageIdOrElement.querySelector("img") || imageIdOrElement;
}

if (!image || !(image instanceof HTMLImageElement)) {
return;
}

// Use currentSrc if available (e.g. inside a <picture>) so the modal reuses
// the already-fetched WebP image rather than downloading the larger fallback.
var src = image.currentSrc || image.src;
if (src && src.includes("#")) {
src = src.substring(0, src.indexOf("#"));
}

document.getElementById("modalPic").src = src;
document.getElementById("myModal").style.display = "block";
var modal = document.getElementById("myModal");
var modalPic = document.getElementById("modalPic");
var closeButton = modal ? modal.querySelector(".modal-close") : null;

// Track the trigger element to restore focus on close:
// Prefer the button trigger; fall back to the image element itself.
modalTrigger = trigger || image;

if (modalTrigger === image && !image.hasAttribute("tabindex")) {
image.setAttribute("tabindex", "-1");
}

if (modalPic) {
modalPic.src = src;
modalPic.alt = image.alt || "";
}

if (modal) {
modal.style.display = "block";
}

if (closeButton) {
closeButton.focus();
}
}

// Close the Modal
function closeModal() {
document.getElementById("modalPic").src = "";
document.getElementById("myModal").style.display = "none";
function closeModal() {
var modal = document.getElementById("myModal");
var modalPic = document.getElementById("modalPic");
var trigger = modalTrigger;

if (modalPic) {
modalPic.src = "";
modalPic.alt = "";
}

if (modal) {
modal.style.display = "none";
}

modalTrigger = null;

if (trigger && typeof trigger.focus === "function" && document.contains(trigger)) {
trigger.focus();
}
}

function isModalOpen() {
var modal = document.getElementById("myModal");
return modal && modal.style.display === "block";
}

// Listen for the Escape key to close the modal
// Trap keyboard focus within the modal dialog
function trapModalFocus(event) {
if (event.key !== "Tab" || !isModalOpen()) {
return;
}

var modal = document.getElementById("myModal");
var focusableElements = modal.querySelectorAll(
'button:not([disabled]), [href], input:not([disabled]), select:not([disabled]), textarea:not([disabled]), [tabindex]:not([tabindex="-1"])'
);

if (!focusableElements.length) {
event.preventDefault();
return;
}

var firstElement = focusableElements[0];
var lastElement = focusableElements[focusableElements.length - 1];

if (!modal.contains(document.activeElement)) {
event.preventDefault();
firstElement.focus();
return;
}

if (event.shiftKey && document.activeElement === firstElement) {
event.preventDefault();
lastElement.focus();
} else if (!event.shiftKey && document.activeElement === lastElement) {
event.preventDefault();
firstElement.focus();
}
}

// Listen for Escape key and Tab key
document.addEventListener("keydown", function (event) {
if (event.key === "Escape") {
if (event.key === "Escape" && isModalOpen()) {
event.preventDefault();
closeModal();
return;
}

trapModalFocus(event);
});

// Attach onclick attribute to all <img> after DOM is loaded
document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", function () {
var imgTags = document.querySelectorAll("img");
imgTags.forEach(function (img) {
img.onclick = function () {
if (img.dataset.modal !== "false") {
openModal(img);
var modal = document.getElementById("myModal");

// Handle Markdown image triggers
var imageTriggers = document.querySelectorAll(".md__image-trigger");
imageTriggers.forEach(function (trigger) {
// If the image is inside an anchor link, avoid nesting interactive elements.
var link = trigger.closest("a");
if (link) {
var linkedImg = trigger.querySelector("img");
if (linkedImg) {
linkedImg.dataset.modal = "false";
}
};
while (trigger.firstChild) {
trigger.parentNode.insertBefore(trigger.firstChild, trigger);
}
trigger.remove();
return;
}

trigger.addEventListener("click", function (event) {
event.preventDefault();
openModal(trigger);
});
});

// Close modal when clicking anywhere inside #myModal
var modal = document.getElementById("myModal");
modal.addEventListener("click", function () {
closeModal();
// Attach click handler to any raw content <img> not inside .md__image-trigger or <a>
document.querySelectorAll("img").forEach(function (img) {
if (
img.dataset.modal === "false" ||
img.closest("#myModal") ||
img.closest("a") ||
img.closest(".md__image-trigger")
) {
return;
}

img.addEventListener("click", function () {
openModal(img);
});
});

// Close modal when clicking directly on the overlay background
if (modal) {
modal.addEventListener("click", function (event) {
if (event.target === modal) {
closeModal();
}
});
}
});
</script>
</script>
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