[NTG-context] modernizing

[NTG-context] modernizing

[Hans Hagen via ntg-context]

Hi,

At last week bachotex we (Tove, Mikael, Willi, Hans) cinducted the first 
in a series of experiments and presentations dealing with accessibility. 
After all, why bother more about pdf than of the tool that makes it.

- we tested if qr codes were easier on users than tex error messages 
(experiment conducted with high end wooden ear-tags with qr codes made 
by Willi, who else) because after all humans are good in pattern 
recognition

- we (read: Tove, well known from the "ts" unit) tested to what extend 
colors could be recognized (after all in Sweden PDF documents have to 
obey very strict rules wrt color); we will report later on this 
promissing "flagged pdf" (with color light bulbs triggered by pdf) 
experiment in an article

- as side track (okay: logical follow up) we checked how users react on 
more vivid visual feedback (this is already supported but the manual was 
on purpose not yet added to the distribution); we will follow up on this 
at the context meeting

You can do part of this experiment by adding this to the top of your file:

% signal=qr

(There's also a command line option plus a related script. The next 
upload will have the preliminary "signals.pdf" manual, just in case you 
have the needed equipment.)

In that case an error will pop up a qr code. The idea is that after 
while you (or your mobile phone) will recognize these messages easier 
than parsing a log. It also fits more in todays paradigms. We might 
eplore easy installations with qr codes because after all that's how 
things are done these days.

So, thanks to Tove, we ended up in modern times. Stay tuned,

Hans

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[NTG-context] Re: modernizing

[Pablo Rodriguez via ntg-context]

On 5/7/25 19:08, Hans Hagen via ntg-context wrote:
> [...] 
> So, thanks to Tove, we ended up in modern times. Stay tuned,

Many thanks to you (Hans, Willi and Mikael, but especially to Tove) for
the new interfaces in ConTeXt.

Is there any estimated time for this new version?

Looking forward the new version,

Pablo
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