• lmmarsano@lemmynsfw.comEnglish
    4·
    20 hours ago
    • opinion
    • missing basic functionality available on the website

    choose one

    It seems absurd to defend the incapacity & redundancy of a deficient technology. Did you miss the part where OP can’t set the URL of their post & doesn’t seem able to perform an easy edit? The URL in the body is still wrong.

    Your comment needs text alternative.

    Images of text break much that text alternatives do not. Losses due to image of text lacking alternative:

    • usability
      • we can’t quote the text without pointless bullshit like retyping it or OCR
      • text search is unavailable
      • the system can’t
        • reflow text to varied screen sizes
        • vary presentation (size, contrast)
        • vary modality (audio, braille)
    • accessibility
      • lacks semantic structure (tags for titles, heading levels, sections, paragraphs, lists, emphasis, code, links, accessibility features, etc)
      • some users can’t read the image due to lack of alt text (markdown image description)
      • users can’t adapt the text for dyslexia or vision impairments
      • systems can’t read the text to them or send it to braille devices
    • searchability: the “text” isn’t indexable by search engine in a meaningful way
    • fault tolerance: no text fallback if
      • image breaks
      • image host is geoblocked due to insane regulations.

    Contrary to age & humble appearance, text is an advanced technology that provides all these capabilities absent from images.

    • Pat_Riot@lemmy.today
      10·
      15 hours ago

      You are taking the ol’ doom scroll way too seriously. You need to go touch grass, or maybe smoke some. Many of us only use the site on mobile, with an app because it’s convenient. Your gatekeeping is not needed or welcome here.