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		zozbot234 9 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Accessibility: Don't Use Fake Bold or Italic in So... ANSI escape sequences exist and are good enough for basic formatting like bold, italic, underlined etc.

shakna 9 months ago [–]

Most screenreaders also respect ANSI escapes! A lot are using a tty interface under the covers.

However, HTML does not.

Though, in my experience, getting Chrome to adopt something new, is easier than getting Dragon to fix a bug.

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