Reminder to use #CamelCase on your multi-word hash tags, for #legibility and #accessibility.
Like the “eats shoots and leaves” lesson about the importance of comma placement, but for the digital age. https://mas.to/@markarayner/114591353734555100
@jcsteh Using #LowercaseOnly instead if #CamelCase on #Hashtags impedes #TextToSpeech systems!
@A11yAwareness Ot is called Camel Case and please everyone, do it, it makes a huge difference to readers
@Sunnysouth ja, #CamelCase ist zu bevorzugen wenns zusammengesetzte Wörter sind damit Screenreader die separieren.
Acronyme natürlich groß aißer die sind kompositär.
Bspw.:
Nice photos. :-)
I got a little choked up seeing the Irish passport. Hopefully some day there will be a united Ireland.
Also, #CamelCase is nice:
#TransAtSixty #TransVisibility
Question aux personnes concernées et/ou expertes en accessibilité numérique :
Je me rappelle, il y a longtemps, que le camelCase (mettre une capitale à chaque nouveau mot) était bien mieux pour les hashtags. Cela facilitait la lecture, notamment avec les lecteurs d'écran.
Est-ce toujours le cas ?
Edit: Oui
(Je découvre d'ailleurs sur Wikipedia que j'utilise surtout le "PascalCase" puisque je mets aussi une capitale au 1er mot.)
It's fine for code but also (a) harder to explain/teach, (b) harder to automate, (c) badly supported on Mastodon (incremental search usually smashes case).
I think Mastodon has gotten better at preserving #CamelCase in hashtags. #GoToSocial is working on it, it's still really bad right now (always flattening/tolower()-ing).
I can see being a bit harder to explain/teach, although I'm not sure what cases of automation you're referring to.
I guess my main thing (and perhaps it's a silly one) is that _ is harder to reach than just capitalizing (and not spacing out) the next word. XD
I have no issues with Pascal (Borland's implementations and docs were excellent), but I had to learn C immediately afterwards like everyone else.
I used Borland on the PC and Symantec/THINK on the Mac. Both absolutely lovely.
Symantec Pascal on the (emulated) mac was actually a stepping stone towards @neaoire@merveilles.town's development of #uxn, IIRC. They even developed a 3d game in Pascal on the Mac (heavily accelerated, of course)
Hey now, #CamelCaseIsLovely
I cut my teeth on Pascal, I'll never stop using #CamelCase. XD
@Andreas_Sturm @OskarImKeller @wurzelmann
Alles klar, also #camelCase wäre die optimale Schreibweise? :)
@Hippie Das klingt jetzt vielleicht zunächst etwas kleinlich, aber wenn auch der erste Buchstabe immer ein Großbuchstabe wäre, nennt man es #PascalCase (oder UpperCamelCase) bei #camelCase (eigentlich LowerCamelCase) hingegen ist der erste Buchstabe immer klein. Finde ich wichtig, wenn man einen "Styleguide" verabschieden würde, schon bei der Definition präzise zu sein. Sonst ist das Ergebnis nachher uneinheitlich.
@OskarImKeller @wurzelmann
@OskarImKeller @wurzelmann
Das wäre ein riesiger Hebel um #CamelCase durchzusetzen! Einfach die Vorschläge (fast) immer CamelCased haben. Bei mir scheiterts halt echt meistens daran leider...
Opt out statt opt in :)
@rootsandcalluses@norden.social
Das mit Screenreadern war mir nicht bewusst, ist aber logisch. Woher soll der sonst wissen, wo das nächste Wort anfängt 
Da ich aber auch sonst die Lesbarkeit ohne #CamelCase mehr als schwierig finde, habe ich das schon immer so gemacht.
I want to say Mastodon has gotten better at this, but if you're writing a hashtag in #CamelCase and the prevalent usage of that hashtag isn't camelcased, then it will probably get overwritten by your client's "suggestion."
You just have to be extra vigilant about avoiding the bad autocorrect. :(
It's very annoying, especially when the camelcase could happen kind of automatically using a simple dictionary.
Camel Case?
Improved Readability:
Capitalizing the first letter of each word makes it easier to distinguish individual words within a hashtag, especially for people with dyslexia or other reading difficulties.
Accessibility:
Screen readers struggle to parse long, lowercase hashtags, but camel case helps them identify word boundaries.
Professional:
Camel case hashtags are considered a social media best practice and can help create a more professional and accessible online presence.
#CamelCase
Das Update auf Mastodon v4.3.5 ist abgeschlossen. Releasenotes unter https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/tag/v4.3.5
Vorschläge für Hashtags kommen jetzt in der von dir zuletzt verwendeten Schreibweise. Das macht es hoffentlich noch einfacher #CamelCase, die Großschreibung von Wortanfängen innerhalb des Tags, zu verwenden. CamelCase ist für sehr viele Menschen einfacher zu lesen als durchgehendekleinschreibung
@photomic if it looks better with a matt then add one, it’s entirely up to you. On #mastodon _you_ are the algorithm & taste arbiter, so own it!
Describe the #composition #elements and #subject of the #photograph in #alt text. However mundane an image.
Add #hashtags to be seen widely. Use suitable words within main text, as no one wants to scroll through lots of tags just to see the image. If #landscape or #StreetPhotography pls add #city #event etc tags.
@yvan When's it gonna be #CamelCase by default though?
The best thing about #SuperbOwl on Mastodon/Fediverse is that people use #CamelCase so their meaning is very clear.
And most people using it are earnestly sharing beautiful #Owl photos.
