Command Line Programs for the Blind

#1

Post by spencerwgreene » Tue, Apr 12, 2022, 6:11 AM UTC

Command Line Programs for the Blind
eklhad.net

Re: Command Line Programs for the Blind

#2

Post by Trouble_007 » Tue, Apr 12, 2022, 6:35 AM UTC

A nice clean page! A joy to read!

view-source:http://www.eklhad.net/philosophy.html

Re: Command Line Programs for the Blind

#3

Post by skupig » Wed, Apr 13, 2022, 6:41 AM UTC

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.

Re: Command Line Programs for the Blind

#4

Post by harryvederci » Wed, Apr 13, 2022, 8:35 AM UTC

skupig wrote: post #3

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.

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.

Re: Command Line Programs for the Blind

#5

Post by kilnr » Wed, Apr 13, 2022, 9:42 AM UTC

Trouble_007 wrote: post #2

A nice clean page! A joy to read! view-source: http://www.eklhad.net/philosophy.html

Huh, I'd forgotten unclosed p-tags were a thing.

Re: Command Line Programs for the Blind

#6

Post by GoblinSlayer » Wed, Apr 13, 2022, 10:18 AM UTC

skupig wrote: post #3

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.

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

Re: Command Line Programs for the Blind

#7

Post by yeetsfromhellL2 » Wed, Apr 13, 2022, 10:57 AM UTC

Don't forget nethack! The interface makes it playable with a screen reader.

Re: Command Line Programs for the Blind

#8

Post by mrob » Wed, Apr 13, 2022, 11:27 AM UTC

Trouble_007 wrote: post #2

A nice clean page! A joy to read! view-source: http://www.eklhad.net/philosophy.html

Almost, but it's missing paragraph tags for the first paragraph of each section, which makes them run into the following paragraph when viewed with Firefox's Reader View.

Re: Command Line Programs for the Blind

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Post by flowerbreeze » Wed, Apr 13, 2022, 11:30 AM UTC

GoblinSlayer wrote: post #6

skupig wrote: post #3

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.

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

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

Re: Command Line Programs for the Blind

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Post by Grimburger » Wed, Apr 13, 2022, 12:12 PM UTC

skupig wrote: post #3

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.

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