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judah ◴[] No.45894501[source]
This is interesting for sure. Kudos for bringing this capability to the web!

One issue the demos reveal is, it doesn't _feel_ like the web. That is, I can't hit Ctrl+F to find text on a page. I can't select text with my cursor. I can't copy the address of a hyperlink. On my phone, I can't hard press on an image and share it to others. Screen readers can't handle it. I can't press a shortcut key to make everything larger.

These all may seem pedantic, but they contribute to the feeling "this is not the real web."

This is the same problem with Java applets in the late '90s, Flash and Silverlight in the early 2000s. They are islands of richness within a web page, but those islands are, well, opaque to browsers, search engines, and virtually all web tooling.

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a2128 ◴[] No.45894702[source]
Not using the standard web stuff usually means it's also an accessibility nightmare, tried using a screen reader on the demo and it doesn't work at all unfortunately
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charcircuit ◴[] No.45895986[source]
What screen reader? Over the last few years AI's ability to understand images has improved a lot.
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1. happymellon ◴[] No.45896785[source]
I can't code, I'll use an LLM to write one!

I can't use your app, I'll use an LLM to read it!