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I'm here for memes, not snappy Xitter, 4Chan, reddit or similarly sourced screenshots of texts (discuss.tchncs.de)

submitted 2 months ago by CyberEgg@discuss.tchncs.de to c/memes@lemmy.world

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[–] lmmarsano@lemmynsfw.com -3 points 2 months ago (2 children)

This almost made a good point until it broke accessibility.

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
- 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.

[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

searchability: the "text" isn't indexable by search engine in a meaningful way

Well ok, neither is Lemmy.

[–] lmmarsano@lemmynsfw.com 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

lemmy has a search feature broken by inaccessible images of text

[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 months ago

True

[–] GrammarPolice@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

No?

[–] CyberEgg@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I am not sure what you are trying to argue. This isn't about whether text is a good medium, it is about screenshots of texts not being memes.

[–] lmmarsano@lemmynsfw.com -1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

no excuse for breaking accessibility by not at the very least setting alt text

[–] CyberEgg@discuss.tchncs.de -2 points 2 months ago

Oh, I get it. You are not trying to argue the topic but another topic. Sorry, but you should make a seperate post for that, because, you know, seperate topic, seperate discussion.