----- Original Message ----- > From: "Brion Vibber" <br...@pobox.com>
> Requiring people to do all their document creation at this level is > like asking people to punch binary ASCII codes into cards by hand -- it's > low-level grunt work that computers can handle for us. We have > keyboards and monitors to replace punchcards; not only has this let most > people stop > worrying about memorizing ASCII code points, it's let us go beyond > fixed-width ASCII text (a monitor emulating a teletype, which was > really a friendlier version of punch cards) to have things like _graphics_. > Text can be in different sizes, different styles, and different languages. We > can see pictures; we can draw pictures; we can use colors and shapes to create > a far richer, more creative experience for the user. None of which will be visible on phones from my Blackberry on down, which, IIRC, make up more than 50% of the Internet access points on the planet. Minimalism is your friend; I can presently *edit* wikipedia on that BB, with no CSS, JS, or images. That's A Good Thing. Cheers, -- jra _______________________________________________ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l
