Re: [css-counter-styles] allow use of CSS4 "alt" property with @counter-style/symbols

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>  What's the actual use case to allow the symbols to have an arbitrary
> name when they are spoken?
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> It depends on the reason the the author chose to use this list style. For
> example, an author might be using icon fonts to convey some meaning in the
> list marker. The alternative text should reflect that meaning.
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> I imagine that could be rather confusing for visually impaired people.
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> What's the actual use case for to allow arbitrary symbols to be displayed
> as ordered list markers? I imagine that could be rather confusing for
> sighted people. ;-)
>

I guess the question is rather why to *use* arbitrary symbols for ordered
lists. The only use case for that I can come up with is visual design. The
"box-corners" counter style you mentioned before seems to be a good example
for that.
So what special meaning could be put into the list markers, which needs to
be reflected by screen readers?

Sebastian