From 91808924613030aff1c61640576882ff7527e704 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "google-labs-jules[bot]"
 <161369871+google-labs-jules[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2026 06:10:36 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] =?UTF-8?q?=F0=9F=8E=A8=20Palette:=20Add=20.accessibilityE?=
 =?UTF-8?q?lement(children:=20.combine)=20to=20emptyState=20in=20ContentVi?=
 =?UTF-8?q?ew.swift?=
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit

Co-authored-by: acebytes <2820910+acebytes@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 .jules/palette.md                        | 3 +++
 Sources/Cacheout/Views/ContentView.swift | 1 +
 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/.jules/palette.md b/.jules/palette.md
index 3c5833e..8782d3d 100644
--- a/.jules/palette.md
+++ b/.jules/palette.md
@@ -98,3 +98,6 @@ grep -nE "accessibilityLabel|accessibilityValue|accessibilityAddTraits" <candida
 ## 2024-05-27 - Dashboard Stat Grouping
 **Learning:** VoiceOver users have to swipe multiple times to hear a single statistic if its label and value are separate text elements in a dashboard card. This creates a fragmented and tedious reading experience.
 **Action:** Always apply `.accessibilityElement(children: .combine)` to SwiftUI stat cards or metric views that group a title and a value. Apply it at the OUTERMOST modifier position (after `.padding()` and `.background()`) so the entire visible card is one element. Applying it inside the chrome is a common mistake.
+## 2024-05-28 - Unified Empty State Announcements
+**Learning:** VoiceOver users experience disjointed and fragmented feedback when empty states are read as separate icon and text elements.
+**Action:** Always apply `.accessibilityElement(children: .combine)` to containers wrapping empty state views (typically an icon and text) to ensure VoiceOver announces the empty state as a single unified message.
diff --git a/Sources/Cacheout/Views/ContentView.swift b/Sources/Cacheout/Views/ContentView.swift
index 6951bd3..ff824c4 100644
--- a/Sources/Cacheout/Views/ContentView.swift
+++ b/Sources/Cacheout/Views/ContentView.swift
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ struct ContentView: View {
                 .foregroundStyle(.tertiary)
             Spacer()
         }
+        .accessibilityElement(children: .combine)
     }
 
     // MARK: - Bottom Bar