mstdn.games is one of the many independent Mastodon servers you can use to participate in the fediverse.
We are a gaming-focused space on Mastodon. We welcome everyone who enjoys any type of gaming - it doesn't just need to be video games. Let's build a diverse and inclusive community together!

Administered by:

Server stats:

465
active users

#readability

2 posts2 participants0 posts today

Two years ago at #CSUN I learned about what became my favorite browser extension, BeeLine Reader. I've been a subscriber ever since.

It's easy to set up on desktop, but has been some struggle to get working on Android. But this week I discovered it works with Microsoft's Edge Canary mobile browser, which has experimental support for extensions. Instructions are here: u.osu.edu/keck.60/2023/03/26/b

I'm currently messing with my fonts in #Obsidian. I can't decide whether I prefer Atkinson Hyperlegible Next or OpenDyslexic Nerd. (The rest of the interface is Hyperlegible Next.)

I'm sticking with JetBrainsMono Nerd for monospace text for now, but I'm considering trying Hyperlegible Mono.

I'm not diagnosed #dyslexic (my spelling and grammar are fine, and I can spot a misplaced apostrophe from 100 paces), but I might have #Irlens. And I certainly have other bouncy brain features.

Replied in thread

@ai6yr nodds in agreement whereas the "akshual coding" is "relatively simple" if one doesn't mind #readability, #maintainability or using understandable variablr names...

Testing can be automated if one builds and documebts the tests that is...

"#AI" can't do this because those #LLM|s don't learn organically but merely act as "#StochasticParrot" and not as intelligent beings that is able or even willing to transfer * exchange information freely...

Replied in thread

The story doesn't end here, of course.

Because unlike #typesetters and other #designers who have a plethora of typefaces and sizes to choose from--including the choice to make them thin and such low-contrast as to be unreadable--Braille comes in just two sizes, and the bigger is only really used for labels on signage.

Here's an overview of the #specifications:

brailleauthority.org/size-and-

#Braille
#brailling
#tactility
#readability

13/x

www.brailleauthority.orgSize and Spacing of Braille Characters | Braille Authority of North America

If you use BeeLine Reader and have an Android device, here's some good news. I re-tested Kiwi Browser with BeeLine Reader, and now it's 100% functional.

Kiwi is an Android web browser that supports many add-ons made for Chrome on desktop.

BeeLine Reader is a browser add-on that makes text easier to read by adding color to text. More information and download here: chrome.google.com/webstore/det

chrome.google.comBeeLine ReaderBeeLine helps you read more quickly and easily. Try it free and see how much it can help you!
Replied in thread

@hexylena

Having the whole hierarchy from your path up to the root in `path.parents` is extremely handy to iterate over. The path parts attributes like .stem, .name, .suffixes etc make for very readable code.

And IMHO, code like `path.is_relative_to(other_path)` is simply more readable than`os.path.is_relative_to(path, otherpath)`.