From: james.harris.1@gmail.com   
      
   On 15/07/2021 11:40, muta...@gmail.com wrote:   
   > On Thursday, July 15, 2021 at 6:45:04 PM UTC+10, muta...@gmail.com wrote:   
      
   ...   
      
   > As far as I can tell, based on your mention of base values   
   > not being adjacent in the GDT entry, you do not understand   
   > my proposal.   
   >   
   > I'm not saying that's your fault. I'm not very good at   
   > explaining things, and it's only when I have working code   
   > and can say "look at that", that people understand.   
      
   I think that affects all techies to some degree or another. We are often   
   so close to a topic that we struggle to step back from it far enough to   
   explain it to others who have no idea about the background.   
      
   I don't know what the answer is but here are some guesses:   
      
   * People need to know a rationale. Otherwise they will keep wondering   
   what the point is, and then will imagine the overarching idea is   
   something other than what it is.   
      
   * Explain all the parent goals. Instead of, say, "I need to produce navy   
   blue text" there would be a hierarchy such as   
      
      I want my code to help visually impaired people   
        I have already covered red/green colour blindness   
          The standard blue is more cyan and is not a problematic shade   
            Therefore I need to produce truly navy blue text   
      
   * Be prepared to set out the basics repeatedly as other people are   
   unlikely to really be interested in our code or our goals and they may   
   not have read a prior post or remembered the points from it.   
      
   * Have the basics as brief as possible so that they don't take up a lot   
   of space.   
      
   * Have multiple web pages which explain different parts of the plan.   
      
      
   >   
   > Although sometimes I actually show it working and people   
   > still say it won't work.   
      
   Of course. I expect people told Columbus he would fall off the edge. ;-)   
      
      
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   James Harris   
      
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