coffee4danzMastodon has introduced me to the joy of reading descriptive #alttext. I take in the image then read the text as icing on the cake. It can really add extra personality to images.
#BlindAltBotI'm blind and for me alt text is the Big Special Thing about Mastodon. If someone posts a meme, I'm in on the joke. Someone shares beautifiul moss, or their cat, I'm in on the beauty or fun or whatever. I'm now 62, and this is the first time I entered a community and a culture where people grant me this kind of access and community. So grateful for people who do alt text.
In #Flancia we'll meet@anantagd @coffee4danz thank you for sharing!
Do you have thoughts on @altbot ? I've been using it and it seems amazing to me, as it writes way better descriptions than I used to and it seems ethically run; but because of how it works you need to read its reply instead of having the alt text in the same post.
Le Radiophare@flancian @anantagd @coffee4danz
If i use @altbot i copy the replied text instantly in the image via the edit function of mastodon.
If i use @altbot i copy the replied text instantly in the image via the edit function of mastodon.