On Wed, Feb 15, 2006 at 06:31:08PM -0800, T. Joseph CARTER wrote: > Samuel, Karl pointed out in an offlist reply the obvious--that indentation > doesn't matter or help a totally blind person much. (I'd argue it does if > they have a Braille display, but these things are expensive as we all > know far too well..) They are expensive but that's beside the point. Quite a few people have braille displays, especially in Europe where, apparently, some governments offer subsedies or even meet the entire cost. Indentation is helpful when reading code with a braille display, as it is if one has speech software that announces the indentation level at the start of each line. Emacspeak is a superb example. I think a braille display is ideal for programming. In writing shell scripts and reading code for various other purposes I've found it much more convenient to work in braille - yes, I'm one of the lucky ones who found funding with which to purchase a braille display, in a country where state subsedies for such equipment aren't offered. My advice: indent your code properly if you want others to read it, and disability has nothing to do with it.