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@vib
Videogame themed resorts are probably gonna be a thing in the future.

Had a dream about Half Life 2.

I'm used to having dreams about Half-Life 1, where I struggle to fight Vortigaunts, this time I was struggling to fight combine.

@shuro @hj @fristi
>styluses
Ok, that makes perfect sense. I don't have a tablet, so no stylus for me. :blobshrug:
Thanks!

@stefan
Don't know if there's a format worthy of the name ebook that doesn't support reflow. I don't think pdfs qualify as ebooks tbh. Anyone that does, or that releases ebooks as pdfs, is a madman in my view.

@stefan
I don't think there's gonna be that much you can control as an author. Things that impact reading accessibility a lot, like font style and size, are things that will be controlled by the apps or devices the readers will use. I believe you can package a custom font in your ebook, and set a custom size for the fonts, but that may or may not be respected by the app/device that is being used to read the ebook.

But keep in mind, that if you do try to set a custom font/size, and a disabled person already has their app/device set up in a certain way, and then it tries to respect what you set in your ebook, it may break this person's settings. So in effect you could be harming them, instead of helping, forcing them to fiddle with their settings again for your ebook.

@stefan
Something else that maybe you can account for in an ebook file, is to assume that the reader will use a very large font, to make reading easier, and to try to adjust the way you format the text, to make sure thinks are still legible.

For example, maybe you have a bullet point list, and you need to make sure the reader can still easily understand and follow the list, even with a very big font.

Heya Fedi,

I have a question for you all regarding accessibility specifically when talking about E-Books.

Does one here have to use screenreaders or such stuff in order enjoy a book?

How is accessibility with an E-Book?

Are there any challenges disabled persons stumble upon when trying to read an E-Book?

Is there something I would need to look out for that makes an E-Book especially accessible?

I would like to gain some perspective on this in order to do some research on the topic regarding a especially light novel E-Books.

Please share your thoughts and testamonials with me.

Boosts are of course welcomed as well.

@stefan
I'm a bit confused about what exactly you're asking. An ebook is, after all, just a specially formatted text document. It's just a file. Any accessibility features that a disabled person might need comes from the app or device you use to open that file.

The only thing I can think of, is that if the ebook in question also features some images, what would be useful is that the images are accompanied by a description of is in it. This way, if a disabled person relies on text-to-speech (screenreader) to "read" the book, it can also read them the description of the image.

@sjw
Here's hoping it's not a false negative and that you'll manage to get some good sleep tonight.

@pomstan@срёт.онлайн @Weeble @coolboymew
I think he's gay because he's spamming a move in what I assume is some kind of fighting video game.

@matrix
I've been in love with Manjaro for 2 years now. No argument managed to sway me to move away... but now... this picture... makes me reconsider...

@a1ba
I wouldn't touch your fluffy tail.

Ok, that was a lie. I'd definitely touch and play with your fluffy tail.

@matrix
I was put off by her well before OnlyFans was mentioned. She's a smug, self-entitled bitch. Why should I go for someone that has a mindset of "I don't need to bother with your presence"?

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