Re: [PATCH] nextup.3: minor improvements

[John Gardner]

Hi Vincent,

I really see a "+" underlined


Is it visually distinct from an ordinary underscore? I merely ask now out
of curiosity, as Brandan explained why overstriking is a no-go.

Concerning the original problem, I find myself in agreement with the
general majority here: consistency with the existing *"+0 or -0"* language
is probably the best fallback.

Regards,
— John

On Fri, 9 Aug 2024 at 19:25, Vincent Lefevre <vincent@vinc17.net> wrote:

> On 2024-08-09 15:53:30 +1000, John Gardner wrote:
> > Hi Vincent,
> >
> > > So ideally, the fallback for "ą0" should be "+0 or -0", which is
> > > much more readable and less ambiguous than "+-0" or "+/-0".
> >
> > For approximating ą in ASCII, is there some reason \z_+0 hasn't been
> > considered?
>
> I don't like that at all. I really see a "+" underlined, so it is
> confusing. Moreover, the information is not kept by copy-paste,
> and it is not rendered as wanted with "xterm +ulc" (to replace
> underline by color). And I don't think that it will correctly be
> interpreted by screen readers.
>
> --
> Vincent Lefčvre <vincent@vinc17.net> - Web: <https://www.vinc17.net/>
> 100% accessible validated (X)HTML - Blog: <https://www.vinc17.net/blog/>
> Work: CR INRIA - computer arithmetic / AriC project (LIP, ENS-Lyon)
>