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jquast | 2 years ago

The author of edbrowse is visually impaired, and so is the target audience.

This is like saying braille books could use more illustrations.

Please read the very first hyperlink to learn more, http://www.eklhad.net/philosophy.html

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andai|2 years ago

True. I still want screenshots though!

>This program was originally written for blind users, but many sighted users have taken advantage of the unique scripting capabilities of this program

Not sure a Braille book is a suitable metaphor here. A Braille book that is readable by people who don't know Braille, and also (to some degree) markets itself to sighted people?

jquast|2 years ago

I stand by my metaphor. It’s a command-line interface, a picture of text is only reducing its accessibility.

To complain about the visually impaired not doing enough to make the content more accessible for the visually gifted. I’m just too upset to respond to this kind of discussion. This is my last HN discussion, you’re right, blind people should take screenshots of their programs, enjoy your contrarian community

earthboundkid|2 years ago

Boy, it must be hard when you want someone to take a minor step to make it easier for you to understand or use some software, but your values aren't shared by the community of software makers, so they don't do it.