Option to change base list tag from ul to ol

[Egpereira]

Hi there!

It would be interesting if we could pass down a prop to Splide to change the base list tag from an ul to a ol.
I have some scenarios in my project where the displayed slides are ordered, like a slider with ranked items from 1 to 10, and it would be nice to be able to switch from an unordered to an ordered list to deliver a more semantic markup in that context.

If you find this suggestion interesting, I could take a look and try to see if I can open a Pull Request with the mentioned feature.

[jamalsoueidan]

We just need to be able to change these values.

export const RENDERER_DEFAULT_CONFIG: RendererConfig = {
  listTag : 'ul',
  slideTag: 'li',
};

[NaotoshiFujita]

I'm planning to release a major update soon and it will assign more appropriate roles to elements, proposed by W3C, which means no matter what tag you use, these roles will override its default role.

[Egpereira]

Will these new roles support both ordered or unordered lists?
Isn't it a best practice to always prioritise semantic markup over overriding tag roles?

[NaotoshiFujita]

Will these new roles support both ordered or unordered lists?

Yes.

Isn't it a best practice to always prioritise semantic markup over overriding tag roles?

Generally yes, but sometimes there are more appropriate roles.
For example, tabs in Tab UI are often created by <button> since it's clickable and focusable, but their role should be tab.

In a basic carousel, W3C recommends that each slide should have the group role.
Automatically, we need to assign role: presentation to UL or OL.

[Egpereira]

Thanks, will wait for the update!