It just forces the screen readers of us blind users to spell out the names for lynx L Y N X and links L I N K S, which would otherwise sound exactly the same, causing a great gnashing of the teeth and confusion.
-- Rudy Vener An audio release of Beast Hunt Vol 1, containing my short story Dragon Wing, is loose in the wild: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DPN1QGGJ Ludicrous Limerick - News Of Trump's Death Were Greatly Exaggerated. https://limerickdude.substack.com/p/news-of-trumps-death-were-greatly Website: http://www.rudyvener.com On Wed, Sep 10, 2025 at 03:02:23PM -0500, G. Branden Robinson wrote: > I apologize for the stone-ignorant question, but... > > On Sep 10, 2025, at 1:30???PM, Chime Hart <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Maybe related, I have never been able to download or even view a > > Google Drive in LYNX, however it does work in L I N K S. I sure prefer > > the layout-and-download menu in L Y N X. > > I've been subscribed to this list for a while, but have never seen an > explanation for the common idiom of spelling the names of certain > text-mode Web browsers in full caps with interleaved spaces. > > What's the origin of this orthography? What purpose does it serve? > > Regards, > Branden
