refactor(a11y): comprehensive WCAG 2.2 AA accessibility improvements (#924)

* refactor(a11y): comprehensive WCAG 2.2 AA accessibility improvements

Add skip-to-content link, landmark regions, ARIA attributes, keyboard
navigation, focus styles, reduced-motion support, and i18n keys across
all layouts, partials, shortcodes, and JS components.

- Add skip nav link in baseof.html and id="content" on all <main> tags
- Fix 404 page lang/dir attributes and add <main> landmark
- Add aria-label to banner close, PDF iframe, search input/results
- Remove aria-hidden from back-to-top button
- Add aria-hidden to decorative external link icon
- Add role="tablist" to tabs, aria-expanded to filetree/dropdowns
- Wrap mermaid diagrams in role="img", asciinema in role="region"
- Change theme toggle <p> items to <button role="menuitem"> with
  full keyboard navigation (Arrow/Home/End/Escape)
- Add arrow-key keyboard navigation to tabs component
- Separate sidebar collapsible button from link for independent
  keyboard access with aria-expanded sync
- Sync aria-expanded on all dropdown toggles (theme, lang, navbar,
  hamburger, page context menu)
- Add aria-live search status announcements
- Add 13 new i18n keys, replace hardcoded aria-label strings
- Add prefers-reduced-motion CSS override and focus-visible base styles
- Add aria-label swap on code copy ("Copied!" feedback for AT)
- Add aria-current to active TOC links
- Wrap filetree in <ul> container for proper list semantics
- Add unique aria-label to blog "Read more" links
- Document accessibility guidelines in AGENTS.md

* feat(a11y): enhance focus styles and accessibility for various components

- Add focus-visible styles to badges, buttons, and links for improved keyboard navigation.
- Update breadcrumb, sidebar, and TOC components to include focus-visible outlines.
- Introduce new classes for focus states in the badge and tabs shortcodes.
- Ensure consistent focus styles across all interactive elements to meet WCAG 2.2 AA standards.

* feat(a11y): implement new focus-visible utilities and enhance accessibility styles

- Introduce new utility classes for focus-visible states to improve keyboard navigation.
- Update various components including badges, buttons, and search inputs to utilize new focus-visible styles.
- Refactor existing focus styles to ensure consistency and compliance with accessibility standards.
- Enhance breadcrumb, sidebar, and TOC components with updated focus-visible classes for better user experience.

* chore: add .gitattributes to collapse generated files in PR diffs

* fix: enhance accessibility and improve documentation

- Added alt attributes to images in multiple language documentation files for better accessibility.
- Updated the navbar title partial to remove unnecessary title attribute.
- Improved search input accessibility by adding autocomplete="off".
- Enhanced search partials in both navbar and sidebar with location context.
- Updated SVG icons in various components to include aria-hidden and focusable attributes for improved accessibility compliance.

* fix: improve giscus theme toggle functionality

- Updated the theme toggle options selector to use a data attribute for better specificity.
- Modified the event listener to use a setTimeout for the theme update, ensuring smoother transitions when the theme switcher is clicked.

* fix: resolve axe-core WCAG AA violations across docs pages

Add aria-labels to Hugo task list checkboxes, fix asciinema player
timer accessible names, make Jupyter output cells keyboard-focusable,
and add missing heading hierarchy in shortcodes docs for fa/ja/zh-cn.

* feat: integrate accessibility testing with Playwright and enhance CI workflow

- Added Playwright configuration for accessibility testing.
- Implemented accessibility tests using axe-core for all English pages.
- Created a GitHub Actions workflow to automate accessibility tests on pull requests.
- Updated package dependencies to include @axe-core/playwright and @playwright/test.
- Enhanced sidebar component with data attributes for improved accessibility styling.

* fix: update base URL and improve accessibility labels across multiple languages

- Changed the base URL in Playwright configuration and CI workflow from localhost:3000 to localhost:1313.
- Added accessibility labels for screen readers in various language files, enhancing user experience for visually impaired users.
- Updated the Asciinema script to dynamically set the playback time label for better accessibility compliance.

* refactor: reorganize accessibility tests and update test directory structure

- Moved accessibility tests from the e2e directory to a new tests directory for better organization.
- Updated the test directory path in Playwright configuration.
- Refactored the accessibility test implementation to improve code clarity and maintainability.

* chore: update .gitignore to include Playwright test output directories

- Added entries for 'playwright-report/' and 'test-results/' to the .gitignore file to prevent cluttering the repository with test artifacts.

* refactor: enhance accessibility and improve focus styles across components

- Removed unused utility for focus visibility in CSS and consolidated focus-visible styles for better maintainability.
- Updated various components to use `role` attributes for improved accessibility, including menu items and buttons.
- Enhanced theme toggle and language switch components with appropriate ARIA roles and attributes for better screen reader support.
- Improved the handling of focus states in the navigation and context menus to ensure a consistent user experience.

* chore: update dependencies and enhance accessibility features

- Updated the 'serve' package version in package.json and package-lock.json for improved performance.
- Removed unused 'xml2js' dependency to streamline the project.
- Enhanced the Playwright configuration to better manage the web server setup for testing.
- Improved accessibility in the language switcher and navigation menu by refining focus management and keyboard interactions.
- Updated the back-to-top button to manage tabindex for better accessibility compliance.

* feat: enhance mobile menu accessibility and keyboard interactions

- Added ARIA attributes to manage visibility of the sidebar on mobile devices.
- Implemented focus management for the sidebar when the menu is toggled.
- Introduced keyboard support to close the menu with the Escape key.
- Improved overall accessibility for the hamburger menu and sidebar interactions.

* fix: refine mobile menu keyboard interaction and enhance navbar accessibility

- Updated the Escape key functionality to close the menu only on mobile devices.
- Added a new ARIA attribute to the hamburger menu button for improved accessibility.

layouts/_partials/toc.html

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 {{- $editThisPage := (T "editThisPage") | default "Edit this page"}}
 {{- $backToTop := (T "backToTop") | default "Scroll to top" -}}
 
-<nav class="hextra-toc hx:order-last hx:hidden hx:w-64 hx:shrink-0 hx:xl:block hx:print:hidden hx:px-4" aria-label="table of contents">
+<nav class="hextra-toc hx:order-last hx:hidden hx:w-64 hx:shrink-0 hx:xl:block hx:print:hidden hx:px-4" aria-label="{{ (T "tableOfContents") | default "Table of contents" }}">
   {{- if $toc }}
     <div class="hextra-scrollbar hx:sticky hx:top-16 hx:overflow-y-auto hx:pr-4 hx:pt-6 hx:text-sm [hyphens:auto] hx:max-h-[calc(100vh-var(--navbar-height)-env(safe-area-inset-bottom))] hx:ltr:-mr-4 hx:rtl:-ml-4">
       {{- with .Fragments.Headings -}}
@@ -48,14 +48,14 @@
               {{- $editURL = urls.JoinPath $editURL $sourceDir $path -}}
             {{- end -}}
           {{- end -}}
-          <a class="hx:text-xs hx:font-medium hx:text-gray-500 hx:hover:text-gray-900 hx:dark:text-gray-400 hx:dark:hover:text-gray-100 hx:contrast-more:text-gray-800 hx:contrast-more:dark:text-gray-50" href="{{ $editURL }}" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">{{ $editThisPage }}</a>
+          <a class="hx:inline-block hx:rounded-sm hx:text-xs hx:font-medium hx:text-gray-500 hx:hover:text-gray-900 hx:dark:text-gray-400 hx:dark:hover:text-gray-100 hx:contrast-more:text-gray-800 hx:contrast-more:dark:text-gray-50 hx:hextra-focus-visible-inset" href="{{ $editURL }}" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">{{ $editThisPage }}</a>
         {{- end -}}
         {{/* Scroll To Top */}}
-        <button aria-hidden="true" id="backToTop" onClick="scrollUp();" class="hx:cursor-pointer hx:transition-all hx:duration-75 hx:opacity-0 hx:text-xs hx:font-medium hx:text-gray-500 hx:hover:text-gray-900 hx:dark:text-gray-400 hx:dark:hover:text-gray-100 hx:contrast-more:text-gray-800 hx:contrast-more:dark:text-gray-50">
+        <button id="backToTop" tabindex="-1" onClick="scrollUp();" class="hx:cursor-pointer hx:transition-all hx:duration-75 hx:opacity-0 hx:text-xs hx:font-medium hx:text-gray-500 hx:hover:text-gray-900 hx:dark:text-gray-400 hx:dark:hover:text-gray-100 hx:contrast-more:text-gray-800 hx:contrast-more:dark:text-gray-50">
           <span>
             {{- $backToTop -}}
           </span>
-          <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 24 24" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="currentColor" class="hx:inline hx:ltr:ml-1 hx:rtl:mr-1 hx:h-3.5 hx:w-3.5 hx:rounded-full hx:border hx:border-gray-500 hx:hover:border-gray-900 hx:dark:border-gray-400 hx:dark:hover:border-gray-100 hx:contrast-more:border-gray-800 hx:contrast-more:dark:border-gray-50">
+          <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 24 24" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="currentColor" aria-hidden="true" focusable="false" class="hx:inline hx:ltr:ml-1 hx:rtl:mr-1 hx:h-3.5 hx:w-3.5 hx:rounded-full hx:border hx:border-gray-500 hx:hover:border-gray-900 hx:dark:border-gray-400 hx:dark:hover:border-gray-100 hx:contrast-more:border-gray-800 hx:contrast-more:dark:border-gray-50">
             <path stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" d="M4.5 15.75l7.5-7.5 7.5 7.5" />
           </svg>
         </button>
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
   {{- range $headings }}
     {{- if .Title }}
       <li class="hx:my-2 hx:scroll-my-6 hx:scroll-py-6">
-        <a class="{{ $class }} hx:inline-block hx:text-gray-500 hx:hover:text-gray-900 hx:dark:text-gray-400 hx:dark:hover:text-gray-300 hx:contrast-more:text-gray-900 hx:contrast-more:underline hx:contrast-more:dark:text-gray-50 hx:w-full hx:wrap-break-word" href="#{{ anchorize .ID }}">
+        <a class="{{ $class }} hx:inline-block hx:rounded-sm hx:text-gray-500 hx:hover:text-gray-900 hx:dark:text-gray-400 hx:dark:hover:text-gray-300 hx:contrast-more:text-gray-900 hx:contrast-more:underline hx:contrast-more:dark:text-gray-50 hx:w-full hx:wrap-break-word hx:hextra-focus-visible-inset" href="#{{ anchorize .ID }}">
           {{- .Title | safeHTML | plainify | htmlUnescape }}
         </a>
       </li>