twitter/bootstrap — Issue #1453: [2.0-wip] Add icons to alert messages to encourage WCAG 2.0 (colorblind users)
Author: auzigog
Created: 2012-01-31 03:52:01+00:00
State: open

This is a continuation of issue #1256

I still believe Bootstrap should have some sort of native support for icons on alert warnings/error/info. Adding icons would make alerts more messages accessible to colorblind users. It would also help every user quickly gather the meaning of the message.

First of all, with the expanded icon set, we now have the ability to easily associate proper icons with these alerts!

I recognize that the icons won't make it into the error messages by default, so I wanted to propose a compromise:

* Include an extra class that will support icons in the alerts
* Include documentation about this feature an mention the benefit for accessibility and colorblind users. This addition would A) make it quick and easy for folks who want to add these icons to do so and B) make people more aware that adding icons would benefit colorblind users.

If you're willing to consider this feature, I'm willing to code up a pull request for this and submit it tonight (before the launch tomorrow).

What do you think?