Date representation as YY/DDD or YYYY/DDD

Wojciech Puchar wojtek at wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl
Thu Jun 4 23:08:39 UTC 2009


>> cases and finally .. there are no need for any graphics to read text
>
> maybe it's worth emphasizing that manpages in the "text only"
> form are the best solution for users with disabilities.

I actually know a blind man. But he has to use windoze+putty to be able to 
use FreeBSD - because textreader software works only that way.

There are no braile style text terminals IMHO.

> The "text only" method describes how things ARE, not how things
> LOOK LIKE, which seems to be the common way of "modern documenting"

The funny things in today GUI's are situation like buttons with text AND 
icons.

Looks like micro-soft and friends do really care of third-world people.
When someone can't read, he/she have icon to help.


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