Hackers' Pub

Syntax	Description	Examples
`"` keyword `"`	Finds the string within quotes, including spaces. Case-insensitive. (Escape quotes inside with `\"`)	`"Hackers' Pub"`
`from:` handle	Finds content written by the specified user.	`from:hongminhee` `from:hongminhee@hollo.social`
`lang:` ISO 639-1	Finds content written in the specified language.	`lang:en`
`#` tag	Finds content with the specified tag. Case-insensitive.	`#HackersPub`
condition condition	Finds content that satisfies both conditions on either side of the space (logical AND).	`"Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
condition `OR` condition	Finds content that satisfies at least one of the conditions on either side of the OR operator (logical OR).	`#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
`(` condition `)`	Combines the operators within the parentheses first.	`(#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" OR "Hackers Pub") lang:en`

Adrian Roselli @aardrian@toot.cafe

2/18/2026, 3:09:55 PM

Public

Client explaining spec: “Clicking the drop-down opens a product grid menu with pop-ups to choose colors.”

Me: “Wut.”

Technical pedantry is important in UI and digital accessibility work. As practitioners we have to translate lingo all the time.

Suggestions…

• Drop-down: https://adrianroselli.com/2020/03/stop-using-drop-down.html
• Grid: https://adrianroselli.com/2024/07/be-careful-using-grid.html
• Menu: https://adrianroselli.com/2023/05/be-careful-using-menu.html
• Pop-up: https://adrianroselli.com/2021/07/stop-using-pop-up.html

#HTML #accessibility #a11y

Stop Using ‘Drop-down’

TL;DR: Stop using the word drop-down. Instead choose a term that accurately describes the control you want. I have worked both with native platform developers and web developers. While control names might differ, if a control was functionally the same then it was not an issue. A TextBox, for example,…

adrianroselli.com · Adrian Roselli

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