Stefan BohacekAug 7, 2023

Question for #blind #VisuallyImpaired folks, what kind of image descriptions do you prefer?

#accessibility #a11y #AltText #ImageDescription

Short, to the point
3.6%
As detailed as possible
1.6%
Add a little whimsy!
3.5%
Show results.
91.3%
Poll ended at .
Show threadQuinn ComendantAug 7, 2023
@stefan How can I view the answers without voting? (I’m not visually impaired.). Perhaps you can post a screenshot of the results?
Show threadNed Yeung
@com @stefan Interesting. I just use my web browser to access my Mastodon instance (no downloaded app), and I get a "See Results" option without a need to vote. This is what the results are at the moment:
Aug 7, 2023 at 6:26pmWeb
Show threadStefan BohacekAug 7, 2023
@ned @com Interesting. This is not available on Mastodon v4.1.6 yet, but I see it on a server that has v4.1.5+nightly. Or maybe you've had this for a while? I see your server uses Mastodon Glitch Edition.
Show threadNed YeungAug 7, 2023
@stefan @com I feel like I've always had this functionality from what I can remember, but I've never paid that much attention (I always cast a vote, lol). Thanks for checking on our server version though. Does this need to be updated, @chad ?
Show threadStefan BohacekAug 7, 2023
@ned @com @chad Sure, no problem! Definitely nice to have, it's actually tempting to install the nightly version just because of this.
Show threadYvonne FrindleAug 7, 2023
@ned @com @stefan That's curious, my web browser doesn't show a "see results" option (perhaps it's instance specific?)
Show threadMichael PorterAug 7, 2023
@ned @com @stefan …Hoping that 67% isn’t made up of people who ignored the #blind #VisuallyImpaired tags…
Show threadStefan BohacekAug 7, 2023
@MichaelPorter @ned @com My bad, that option was intended as a "show results" option, I should have made that clear. Sorry about that!
Show threadMichael PorterAug 7, 2023
@stefan @ned @com Ah - I definitely interpreted that differently 😊
Show threadNed YeungAug 7, 2023

@MichaelPorter @stefan @com

So did I. I saw, "Question for the impared" and immediately opted myself out of voting. ;)

Show threadStefan BohacekAug 7, 2023

@MichaelPorter @ned @com A few people pointed that out, definitely an oversight on my end.

So I was pleasantly surprised to learn about this upcoming update to Mastodon just now. https://stefanbohacek.online/@stefan/110849870609110598

Stefan Bohacek (@[email protected])

Attached: 1 image Nice. The next version of Mastodon will have an option to view results of polls without having to vote. The screenshot is from v4.1.5+nightly. #mastodon #nightly #polls

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