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From: Chagnon | PubCom
Date: Jan 30, 2013 10:17AM

GM wrote, "I can't fight evidence and must back off on those points.
My need remains. Have you a solution to offer?"

Hi GM,
From what you wrote before, "I am not for outlawing graphics, but please
give me the choice.
The ability to "X out" graphics would be appreciated," I replied:

You're right, that's a solution for you.

Given that all graphics on a website use the <image> tag in the HTML
code, it might be possible to create a code widget that can hide the
graphics for you. Click and graphics are hidden, click again and they are
visible.

But I wouldn't wait for the solution to be built for you. Pigs will
fly before that happens!

Why not reach out to the coder community and find someone who can
co-create this with you? There's probably a college student somewhere
in the world studying computer science who needs a small project like
this for his coursework. Heck, there might be someone in Computer
Science at Utah State University, which hosts WebAim. It could be sold
as a $9.99 code widget to web developers, who then can add that feature to
websites.

Don't wait for the solution to come to you. Web developers will stay
gainfully employed without ever meeting your needs because graphics and
visual design dominate the real world.

So become inventive. Rustle up a coder or two and have them work with you on
a code widget that will give you what you need. "Necessity is the mother of
all invention," right?

-Bevi Chagnon
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