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Just a heads up that screen readers will tend to read sentences like that as "I think you meant MATHEMATICAL BOLD SMALL B MATHEMATICAL BOLD SMALL O MATHEMATICAL

Just a heads up that screen readers will tend to read sentences like that as "I think you meant MATHEMATICAL BOLD SMALL B MATHEMATICAL BOLD SMALL O MATHEMATICAL BOLD SMALL L MATHEMATICAL BOLD SMALL D comma MATHEMATICAL ITALIC SMALL I MATHEMATICAL ITALIC SMALL T MATHEMATICAL ITALIC SMALL A MATHEMATICAL ITALIC SMALL L MATHEMATICAL ITALIC SMALL I MATHEMATICAL ITALIC SMALL C and U N D E R L I N E" and so on which can be extremely unpleasant

oblio 5y ago
I don't get why you're being downvoted. Every time Unicode support or rich text formatting comes up on HN someone wants to show off how "smart" they are.
- Dylan16807 5y ago
  "Showing off" that you know some screenreaders do the wrong thing is not any more "smart".
  - oblio 5y ago
    I got an almost identical comment when I said HN doesn't support any formatting, except for italic and link formatting. Inputting by hand (or maybe with a script - who cares anyway?) random Unicode characters to show that rich text is actually possible is the opposite of "smart" in a discussion between reasonable adults.
    - teddyh 5y ago
      > I got an almost identical comment Yep, that was me that time as well. > Inputting by hand (or maybe with a script I did it by hand. There are websites to do this, but I’m not interested in doing this for any regular purpose, so I don’t think I have them saved. Besides, it’s more interesting to do it manually; you learn things about how Unicode works if you involve yourself in the low-level details once in a while. > the opposite of "smart" in a discussion between reasonable adults. Or maybe it’s humorous? You know, fun?
      - oblio 5y ago
        > fun Fun?!? On my HackerNews?!? Burn the heretic!
    - lexicality 5y ago
      I don't think you need to be so negative about this. Most people are unaware that Unicode has that kind of character and even fewer people know what it does to screen readers. The difference between showing off knowledge and trying to be show people a cool thing you know about is intent and it's REALLY hard to get that across on the internet.
      - oblio 5y ago
        > it's REALLY hard to get that across on the internet Agreed, that's why I like emojis, for example. They're whimsical, and they increase a bit the bandwidth of written communication. Alas, HN doesn't support them because of reasons ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

oblio 5y ago

I don't get why you're being downvoted. Every time Unicode support or rich text formatting comes up on HN someone wants to show off how "smart" they are.

Dylan16807 5y ago
"Showing off" that you know some screenreaders do the wrong thing is not any more "smart".
- oblio 5y ago
  I got an almost identical comment when I said HN doesn't support any formatting, except for italic and link formatting. Inputting by hand (or maybe with a script - who cares anyway?) random Unicode characters to show that rich text is actually possible is the opposite of "smart" in a discussion between reasonable adults.
  - teddyh 5y ago
    > I got an almost identical comment Yep, that was me that time as well. > Inputting by hand (or maybe with a script I did it by hand. There are websites to do this, but I’m not interested in doing this for any regular purpose, so I don’t think I have them saved. Besides, it’s more interesting to do it manually; you learn things about how Unicode works if you involve yourself in the low-level details once in a while. > the opposite of "smart" in a discussion between reasonable adults. Or maybe it’s humorous? You know, fun?
    - oblio 5y ago
      > fun Fun?!? On my HackerNews?!? Burn the heretic!
  - lexicality 5y ago
    I don't think you need to be so negative about this. Most people are unaware that Unicode has that kind of character and even fewer people know what it does to screen readers. The difference between showing off knowledge and trying to be show people a cool thing you know about is intent and it's REALLY hard to get that across on the internet.
    - oblio 5y ago
      > it's REALLY hard to get that across on the internet Agreed, that's why I like emojis, for example. They're whimsical, and they increase a bit the bandwidth of written communication. Alas, HN doesn't support them because of reasons ¯\_(ツ)_/¯