Comment by stagger87
3 years ago
I see a different "shape". To me it looks like the same accessibility song and dance that happens every time a GUI library is the topic.
3 years ago
I see a different "shape". To me it looks like the same accessibility song and dance that happens every time a GUI library is the topic.
Is accessibility not a worthwhile concern?
I wouldn't go that far. But "this lacks accessibility" isn't sufficient reason to rule something out, imo. It's better for a piece of software to exist, without accessibility accommodations, than it is for it to not exist at all.
No, there's a tradeoff. If non-accessible software outcompetes and crowds out accessible software, that degrades the ability of people who need accessible software to use their computers. It is entirely reasonable for people who think that people with disabilities should have equal access to technology to advocate against the development of software without accessibility features.
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Well, here in Europe you can get sued if you provide a non-accessible software. (Games are excluded and a photo editor can of course assume that the user can see etc.)
What answer are you expecting? This question is borderline flame bait.
It seemed like you were criticizing the "accessibility song and dance that happens every time a GUI library is the topic", as if you think accessibility concerns are over-blown. If that wasn't your intention, I suggest you clarify what you actually mean.
It seems this might not be the case for American English, but "song and dance" is only ever dismissive in British English. The implication is that the complaints are a needless distraction, due to the relative insignificance of the topic.
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This is for the creators to decide. Nobody else has a say, really.
Accepting this, for the sake of argument: sounds like warnings such as jakelazaroff's are a good thing then, to make sure creators are informed enough to decide.
Except the law in Europe.
Probably not for internal custom tools.
I agree, which ... is why jakelazaroff is warning that ImGui is meant for internal custom tools, not tools where things like accessibility is a concern.
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If the topic is a tool that's missing an important feature, then of course people will discuss why that tradeoff has been made.