Re:Egui: An easy-to-use immediate mode GUI
by IggleSniggle on Friday August 13, 2021 @12:39PM
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Folks ask because everybody really really really wishes there was a GUI tool that made accessibility concerns easy. And so when they ask, they are asking: Is this finally "The One"??
And why do folks care about accessibility so much? Because it instantly makes everybody's life easier, and prevents you from needing to reinvent the wheel for a whole host of features.
I don't have any disabilities, but I love it when accessibility is done right anyway. Examples:
- I browse the web at 175%
- I prefer keyboard navigation whenever possible
- I like knowing what something is about to do before it does it, even if I'm not hovering my mouse (see "keyboard navigation", or "touch screen input")
- My connection is often unreliable, and I like knowing what images are supposed to be and, for that matter, being able to simply read text content (which some websites manage to break)
- tools with good accessibility, whether on the web or native, are almost always easier for me to write automations for, because they "follow the rules" and thus have reliable hooks for automation
Those are just a few of the reasons as a person who doesn't need accessibility tools, that I am always eager to know how well a GUI tool handles accessibility questions.
And why do folks care about accessibility so much? Because it instantly makes everybody's life easier, and prevents you from needing to reinvent the wheel for a whole host of features.
I don't have any disabilities, but I love it when accessibility is done right anyway. Examples:
- I browse the web at 175%
- I prefer keyboard navigation whenever possible
- I like knowing what something is about to do before it does it, even if I'm not hovering my mouse (see "keyboard navigation", or "touch screen input")
- My connection is often unreliable, and I like knowing what images are supposed to be and, for that matter, being able to simply read text content (which some websites manage to break)
- tools with good accessibility, whether on the web or native, are almost always easier for me to write automations for, because they "follow the rules" and thus have reliable hooks for automation
Those are just a few of the reasons as a person who doesn't need accessibility tools, that I am always eager to know how well a GUI tool handles accessibility questions.