kimApr 13, 2018
distelfliege 🥝(weird)

hey, seeing folks, I'm mostly not boosting toots with pictures in them that have no description.. and sadly I see a lot where there isn't one.

it's easy, just hover your cursor over the picture or tap it and you will see a line with a text:
"describe for the visually impaired". click/tap on this line and enter a short description (or long if you prefer, because it doesn't count towards the text of the toot).

tadaaaa you're done!

#addyourdescriptions
#letsbemoreinclusive
#accessibility

Apr 13, 2018 at 10:02amWeb
Show threaddistelfliege 🥝(weird)Apr 13, 2018

If you want to do this on mobile devices, it depends on your app.
in Mastalab, Tusky and others you would need to tap the picture and the line "describe for the visually impaired" will appear, and you just have to tap the screen there and enter your text.

#accessibility
#addyourdescriptions
#letsbemoreinclusive

In #Amaroq, which I use, the text area is displayed after uploading the picture, I don't even have to tap it:

Show threadFarrellApr 13, 2018
@distelfliege
Or, if you're using a mobile app like Mastalab, after the pic is attached, tap it to get the caption option.
Show threaddistelfliege 🥝(weird)Apr 13, 2018
@Farrell hehe, I wrote about tapping it, but forgot to add that this was true for a mobile app. thanks for adding the info!
Show threadRotating SkullApr 13, 2018
@distelfliege it’s easy, except if you’re on mobile
Show threadcharlagApr 13, 2018
@rotatingskull @distelfliege works in Mastalab and Tusky
Show threaddistelfliege 🥝(weird)Apr 13, 2018
@charlag @rotatingskull I use it with Amaroq (ios) too.
Show threadRotating SkullApr 13, 2018
@distelfliege @charlag i just use safari, doesn’t seem to work for me
Show threadRotating SkullApr 13, 2018
@distelfliege @charlag probably because hovering on mobile is not a thing
Show threadcharlagApr 13, 2018
@rotatingskull @distelfliege and pressing it doesn't reveal the field? Then it's probably a bug
Show threaddistelfliege 🥝(weird)Apr 13, 2018
@rotatingskull @charlag on mobile you need to tap on it. have you tried that?
Show threadRotating SkullApr 13, 2018
@distelfliege @charlag Wow. I guess it works.
Show threaddistelfliege 🥝(weird)Apr 13, 2018
@rotatingskull @charlag congrats!
Show threadJ.Apr 13, 2018
@distelfliege I'm all for this. Something to bring up with the people working on Masto, it took me a bit to figure out what you were talking about because I use the light theme.
If someone has the masto light theme on, that text saying "describe for the visually impaired" is, ironically, nearly invisible due to the color scheme of blue on gray/black.
If seeing people are confused about how to do it, probably the first or second trouble shooting question should be what theme are they using.
Show threaddistelfliege 🥝(weird)Apr 13, 2018
@cheeseandglory you're so right! I'm using the light theme too, on todon, where I have another account. there, I just never noticed how hard to read that was, because I was used to this feature already. I just clicked where I always do and added the description as always..
Show threadartsyhonker aka KathrynApr 13, 2018
@distelfliege @cheeseandglory Sigh. Can developers not just make it into a plain text button thing? Text on a background picture is hard to read in a number of situations.
Show threadCompostable SporkApr 13, 2018
@distelfliege
It even works for Mastalab. I know not all the apps give you the ability to describe but Mastalab does  
Show threadparagateApr 14, 2018
@distelfliege i need to be more consistent
Show threadElias MårtensonApr 14, 2018

@distelfliege I'll be happy to put a picture on my profile, but I don't know what that would be.

I've considered just taking the existing default picture and just change the colours.