Re:Word processors are ditching equation editors in favour o...
by coldtea on Sunday June 16, 2019 @08:09AM
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>Editing LaTeX documents is actually far more accessible, since they're all plain text.
The conclusion doesn't follow from the premise.
Who said "editing plain text" is more accessible (in the accessibility for people with impairments sense) than a dedicated editor that can help them with assistive technologies?
>with the emphasis being on "see" -- you must be able to see to be aware of the markup
Not anymore than you must be able to see to edit a text document. The markup can be read back to the user (and is , e.g. "bold emphasized words end bold".
The conclusion doesn't follow from the premise.
Who said "editing plain text" is more accessible (in the accessibility for people with impairments sense) than a dedicated editor that can help them with assistive technologies?
>with the emphasis being on "see" -- you must be able to see to be aware of the markup
Not anymore than you must be able to see to edit a text document. The markup can be read back to the user (and is , e.g. "bold emphasized words end bold".