From 2bcb081ce8ab42649932404f3a13f69a0b582af9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Holden Foreman <38192823+hs4man21@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2023 21:54:03 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Fix footer link circle dividers' screen reader accessibility
 by adding aria-hidden (#22576)

* Fix footer link circle dividers' screen reader accessibility by adding aria-hidden

* Remove a circle erroneously added in prev commit, and make code more DRY
---
 .../features/ui/components/link_footer.js        | 16 +++++++++-------
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/link_footer.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/link_footer.js
index 2b83d6378..3664a05bf 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/link_footer.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/link_footer.js
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ class LinkFooter extends React.PureComponent {
     const canInvite = signedIn && ((permissions & PERMISSION_INVITE_USERS) === PERMISSION_INVITE_USERS);
     const canProfileDirectory = profileDirectory;
 
+    const DividingCircle = <span aria-hidden>{' · '}</span>;
+
     return (
       <div className='link-footer'>
         <p>
@@ -60,17 +62,17 @@ class LinkFooter extends React.PureComponent {
           <Link key='about' to='/about'><FormattedMessage id='footer.about' defaultMessage='About' /></Link>
           {canInvite && (
             <>
-              {' · '}
+              {DividingCircle}
               <a key='invites' href='/invites' target='_blank'><FormattedMessage id='footer.invite' defaultMessage='Invite people' /></a>
             </>
           )}
           {canProfileDirectory && (
             <>
-              {' · '}
+              {DividingCircle}
               <Link key='directory' to='/directory'><FormattedMessage id='footer.directory' defaultMessage='Profiles directory' /></Link>
             </>
           )}
-          {' · '}
+          {DividingCircle}
           <Link key='privacy-policy' to='/privacy-policy'><FormattedMessage id='footer.privacy_policy' defaultMessage='Privacy policy' /></Link>
         </p>
 
@@ -78,13 +80,13 @@ class LinkFooter extends React.PureComponent {
           <strong>Mastodon</strong>:
           {' '}
           <a href='https://joinmastodon.org' target='_blank'><FormattedMessage id='footer.about' defaultMessage='About' /></a>
-          {' · '}
+          {DividingCircle}
           <a href='https://joinmastodon.org/apps' target='_blank'><FormattedMessage id='footer.get_app' defaultMessage='Get the app' /></a>
-          {' · '}
+          {DividingCircle}
           <Link to='/keyboard-shortcuts'><FormattedMessage id='footer.keyboard_shortcuts' defaultMessage='Keyboard shortcuts' /></Link>
-          {' · '}
+          {DividingCircle}
           <a href={source_url} rel='noopener noreferrer' target='_blank'><FormattedMessage id='footer.source_code' defaultMessage='View source code' /></a>
-          {' · '}
+          {DividingCircle}
           v{version}
         </p>
       </div>