Command Line Programs for the Blind

Re:Command Line Programs for the Blind by skupig on Wednesday April 13, 2022 @02:41AM (#31011844)

I really enjoy how this page is perfectly accessible for blind readers but is difficult to read visually because of the lack of formatting. Feels karmically appropriate for all the software I've written without thinking of accessibility.

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Re:Command Line Programs for the Blind by Fnoord on Wednesday April 13, 2022 @08:51AM (#31014005)

Which formatting is missing? It features proper punctuation and grammar, making it akin to reading an essay with large blocks of text. This is how a book reads as well, or an e-reader, or Usenet or IRC.

What it misses is limit of 80 characters per line which makes it rough to read in terminal as well as portrait mode on smartphone. And it does not adapt to portrait mode on smartphone, indicating the website is not responsive.

Still, it also misses a lot of distracting BS an average website contains.

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Re:Command Line Programs for the Blind by harryvederci on Wednesday April 13, 2022 @04:35AM (#31012395)

Haha, true. You still have options though, like using firefox reader or copy pasting and doing whatever you like with it.

Maybe the page author could add some links without a description and disable selecting text to give us the "full" experience.

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Re:Command Line Programs for the Blind by GoblinSlayer on Wednesday April 13, 2022 @06:18AM (#31012957)

You miss the spinners and cookie consent popups? To me it reads better than most internet sites, especially SPA blogs.

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Re:Command Line Programs for the Blind by flowerbreeze on Wednesday April 13, 2022 @07:30AM (#31013420)

Same for me. The only thing I miss is having slightly shorter paragraphs in a few places - everything else feels good.

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Re:Command Line Programs for the Blind by Grimburger on Wednesday April 13, 2022 @08:12AM (#31013709)

Am I missing something here? It's perfectly fine if not perfect for static blog content.

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Re:Command Line Programs for the Blind by mhitza on Wednesday April 13, 2022 @09:17AM (#31014261)

You're probably on a phone. On a desktop the content spans all the way across the screen. More paragraphs could be used in order to split up the text as well.

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Re:Command Line Programs for the Blind by Grimburger on Thursday April 14, 2022 @12:39AM (#31023465)

I'm on a desktop, originally thought it might be from blocking js, but no. The only complaint I can actually see here is writing style not website layout. Some people simply like their paragraphs tweet sized I guess.

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