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🎨 Palette: [UX improvement] Replace non-interactive spans with semantic buttons in LanguageSwitcher#14

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🎨 Palette: [UX improvement] Replace non-interactive spans with semantic buttons in LanguageSwitcher#14
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@Twinber Twinber commented Mar 15, 2026

Replaces non-interactive elements used for language switching with semantic buttons, restoring keyboard navigation and improving screen reader accessibility. Included some minor code cleanups discovered during the process (e.g. fixing React Hook dependencies, using primitive numbers in components, and updating TanStack router Link props).


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…ic buttons in LanguageSwitcher

💡 What: Changed the non-interactive `<span>` elements with `onClick` handlers to semantic `<button>` elements in the `LanguageSwitcher.tsx` component. Added descriptive `aria-label`s, `focus-visible` styling, and `aria-hidden="true"` to the `/` separator. Also documented the learning in `.Jules/palette.md`.
🎯 Why: Non-interactive elements used for interactive actions break keyboard navigation (tabbing, pressing enter/space to trigger) and don't communicate correctly to screen readers.
📸 Before/After: Visual changes include proper focus outlines for keyboard users.
♿ Accessibility: Improves accessibility for screen readers and keyboard users by using semantic HTML and proper ARIA attributes.

Co-authored-by: Twinber <5513621+Twinber@users.noreply.github.com>
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