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Subject: Re: Help for blind/vision-impaired users

Re: Help for blind/vision-impaired users

From: Tom Yates <madhatter_at_teaparty.net>
Date: Wed, 30 May 2012 03:21:53 +0100 (BST)

On Tue, 29 May 2012, Laz Mesa wrote:

> Yes, this is the reason blind users usually top post. It's not because
> they want to break the rules, it's just that it's what they're used to
> doing, and top posting is far more efficient for those who have to use a
> screen reader to get through email messages.

but neither is as all-around efficient as bottom-posting-plus-proper-
trimming.

you may well be right that blind users are used to top-posting, but -
thanks largely to outlook - so are most other users, and that doesn't
excuse them. i, for one, am grateful that this list still makes a point
of abhorring top-posting.


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   Tom Yates  -  http://www.teaparty.net
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