Adding describe() as default function to increase accessibility

[katiejliu]

Increasing Access

The new describe() function adds alt text to your sketch. https://p5js.org/reference/#/p5/describe

We should encourage users to make their sketches accessible by including the describe function as a default function in the text editor.

Feature request details

Add something similar to lines 4 and 5 to encourage users to make their sketches more accessible

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[KatieLuo]

This would be helpful for screen-readers. Good suggestion!

[nickmcintyre]

+1 this is a good suggestion! There was some previous discussion in #1954 and I took a crack at an implementation in #1959. I'm curious to hear people's thoughts about the best placeholder/instruction.

On the library side, there's an ongoing discussion about using describe() in all example code. The reference will have 100% coverage when the new p5.js website is launched.

[raclim]

Thanks for bringing up the earlier issue @nickmcintyre, I had an inkling this might've been brought up earlier!

For the placeholder/instruction, I think @katiejliu's suggestion in the screenshot could be a good start. It could also potentially be condensed to describe("Add a general description to be rendered as alt-text"). Based on this comment, I'm wondering if it's better to wait on implementing this after the new p5.js website is launched?

[nickmcintyre]

Sure thing, @raclim. Agreed it’d be best to wait for the new website.

Curious to see what form the proposed guidelines take. Not a fully-formed thought, but I wonder if they could be condensed into a short comment above describe() in the default sketch template. If not, maybe a link?