From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jun 4 23:08:38 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EBED2106566C for ; Thu, 4 Jun 2009 23:08:38 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl) Received: from wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl (wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl [IPv6:2001:4070:101:2::1]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1087F8FC22 for ; Thu, 4 Jun 2009 23:08:37 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl) Received: from wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl (localhost [IPv6:::1]) by wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id n54N8T2Y054328; Fri, 5 Jun 2009 01:08:29 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl) Received: from localhost (wojtek@localhost) by wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) with ESMTP id n54N8S1r054325; Fri, 5 Jun 2009 01:08:28 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl) Date: Fri, 5 Jun 2009 01:08:28 +0200 (CEST) From: Wojciech Puchar To: Polytropon In-Reply-To: <20090605003511.cc2a1e3c.freebsd@edvax.de> Message-ID: References: <20090603235219.2e8abb8a.freebsd@edvax.de> <200906031700.45600.kirk@strauser.com> <20090604010054.a45f5880.freebsd@edvax.de> <8BA60025-A005-4E38-9D5E-A9C11AB3C17C@strauser.com> <20090604173535.984e32d6.freebsd@edvax.de> <20090604174510.GA32547@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> <18984.11239.817035.710659@jerusalem.litteratus.org> <20090605003511.cc2a1e3c.freebsd@edvax.de> User-Agent: Alpine 2.00 (BSF 1167 2008-08-23) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Cc: Jerry McAllister , Robert Huff , "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" , utisoft@gmail.com Subject: Re: Date representation as YY/DDD or YYYY/DDD X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 04 Jun 2009 23:08:39 -0000 >> 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.