Keep your directory clean of extraneous files (old versions, already processed data, out-of-date command files, etc.). If you have files that you
would like to keep, but do not need to access frequently, talk to either Karen or Lisa in Operations about archiving it.
I always wondered if it was necessary to make alt text for text screenshots ? I imagine people with sight issues would always have software that can read text in images. Isn’t that builtin in iOS / Android ? Or is it tedious compared to a proper alt text ?
@santiago I have a few blind followers who might take the time to explain, but basically:
ocr isn't very good/reliable
the text inside the image isn't always the important part - frequently you want other things described. By writing down just the text in the image, I'm also implicitly saying that nothing else in the image had any particular value to know.
automatically trying to extract text from images and reading it requires support from whatever application you're using, and most stuff isn't designed well for blind people.
when ocr fails or is run on something that has no text, it generates a ton of garbage which a screen reader would then read out for everrr
it's overall just an unpleasant experience, and I love my followers and want them to be happy
@adora It would be great if native clients offered the option to quickly OCR as alt text so we could just tap on a button and then fix eventual errors for these cases.
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