Improve mobile touch targets to meet WCAG 2.1 Level AAA (44x44px minimum)

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Multi-device testing identified 15-16 interactive elements below the WCAG 2.1 Level AAA guideline of 44x44px touch targets on mobile devices (iPhone 12, Pixel 5, Galaxy S21). This affected navigation links, buttons, icons, and inline links across the documentation site.

Changes

CSS (docs/src/styles/custom.css)

• Added mobile-specific media queries (@media (max-width: 768px)) for all interactive elements
• Applied min-height: 44px and min-width: 44px with display: inline-flex for proper sizing
• Increased padding on navigation links, buttons, and icons to achieve minimum touch targets
• Made header anchor links visible on mobile (opacity: 0.5) with proper sizing

Components

• CopyEntireFileButton.astro: Added mobile query with min 44x44px and increased padding
• ThemeToggle.astro: Added mobile query ensuring 44x44px minimum size

Example

/* Before: Small touch targets */
.header-link {
  padding: 0.25rem 0.5rem;
}

/* After: WCAG compliant */
@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .header-link {
    padding: 0.625rem 0.75rem;
    min-height: 44px;
    min-width: 44px;
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
  }
}

Validation

Playwright testing confirms 0 elements below threshold (was 15-16) on iPhone 12 and Pixel 5 viewports. Desktop layouts unchanged.

Elements Fixed

• Header/sidebar navigation links
• Theme toggle, search, and social icons
• Primary CTA and copy buttons
• Inline content and anchor links
• Skip-to-content accessibility link

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Original prompt

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This section details on the original issue you should resolve

<issue_title>🔍 Multi-Device Docs Testing Report - 2026-01-12</issue_title>
<issue_description>## 📊 Test Summary

Triggered by: @pelikhan
Workflow Run: #20914379250
Test Date: 2026-01-12 09:36:47 UTC
Base URL: http://localhost:4321/gh-aw/

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🎯 Results Overview

Status	Count	Percentage
🟢 Passed	0	0%
🟡 Warning	10	100%
🔴 Critical	0	0%
❌ Failed	0	0%

Total Devices Tested: 10 (4 mobile, 3 tablet, 3 desktop)

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🟡 Warnings Found

Mobile Touch Target Sizes

On all 4 mobile devices, interactive elements below the recommended 44x44px touch target size were detected:

• iPhone 12 (390x844): 16 interactive elements
• iPhone 12 Pro Max (428x926): 15 interactive elements
• Pixel 5 (393x851): 16 interactive elements
• Galaxy S21 (360x800): 15 interactive elements

Impact: Minor usability issue - some buttons/links may be difficult to tap accurately on mobile devices.

Recommendation: Consider increasing padding or minimum dimensions for interactive elements in mobile viewports to meet the WCAG 2.1 Level AAA guideline of 44x44px touch targets.

Accessibility API Limitation

The automated accessibility snapshot feature was unavailable in the test environment (Playwright Python API limitation). This is a testing infrastructure issue, not a documentation site issue.

Recommendation: Consider adding manual accessibility testing with tools like axe-core or Lighthouse in future test iterations.

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✅ What's Working Well

All devices passed the following checks:

• ✓ No horizontal overflow - Content fits within viewport on all devices
• ✓ No elements exceed viewport width - Proper responsive layout
• ✓ Viewport meta tag present - Mobile optimization configured correctly
• ✓ No extremely small text - Typography is readable across all devices
• ✓ Search functionality visible - Key navigation features accessible
• ✓ No console errors - Clean JavaScript execution
• ✓ No critical layout issues - Site renders correctly on all tested form factors

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📱 Device Coverage

Mobile Devices

• iPhone 12 (390x844) ⚠️
• iPhone 12 Pro Max (428x926) ⚠️
• Pixel 5 (393x851) ⚠️
• Galaxy S21 (360x800) ⚠️

Tablet Devices

• iPad (768x1024) ⚠️
• iPad Pro 11" (834x1194) ⚠️
• iPad Pro 12.9" (1024x1366) ⚠️

Desktop Devices

• HD (1366x768) ⚠️
• Full HD (1920x1080) ⚠️
• 4K (2560x1440) ⚠️

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📸 Screenshots

Mobile (iPhone 12 - 390x844)

Tablet (iPad - 768x1024)

Desktop (FHD - 1920x1080)

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🔍 Detailed Findings

Touch Target Analysis (Mobile Only)

The following interactive elements consistently appeared below the 44x44px minimum:

Common patterns observed:

• Navigation links in header/sidebar
• Code snippet copy buttons
• Inline documentation links
• Social media icons
• Search input field elements

WCAG 2.1 Guideline Reference: 2.5.5 Target Size (Level AAA)

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💡 Recommendations

1. Short-term (Mobile Touch Targets):

   • Increase padding on navigation links for mobile viewports
   • Ensure buttons maintain minimum 44x44px tap area
   • Consider using larger hit boxes with CSS (e.g., ::before pseudo-elements)

2. Long-term (Testing Infrastructure):

   • Add automated accessibility testing with axe-core
   • Implement visual regression testing
   • Consider adding performance metrics (LCP, FID, CLS)
   • Add cross-browser testing (Safari, Firefox, Edge)

3. Monitoring:

   • Schedule regular multi-device testing on documentation updates
   • Add mobile usability testing to the CI/CD pipeline

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📋 Test Methodology

Testing Tool: Playwright (Python) with Chromium
Test Types:

• Visual rendering (full-page screenshots)
• Layout responsiveness checks
• Console error detection
• Touch target size validation
• Viewport overflow detection
• Accessibility validation (attempted)

Test Duration: ~2 minutes for 10 devices

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ℹ️ Additional Context

The documentation site demonstrates excellent responsive design with no critical issues detected. The warnings identified are minor usability improvements that would enhance the mobile user experience but do not block functionality.

All visual l...

• Fixes 🔍 Multi-Device Docs Testing Report - 2026-01-12 #9719

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