I don't. But I find reading longer, complicated texts on a vertical screen tiring and not good for understanding it. Reading books or somewhat surprisingly also on my small mobile phone feels just better.
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#12I do. Except on sites like Medium where if you click anything it highjacks the selection and gives you a bunch of nonsense. For example this article on the front page right now: https://medium.com/enzymit-log/why-enzymit-decided-to-build-... Try selecting text.
Hate hate hate that pattern so much.
If it’s a hyperlink, make it look like one.
If it doesn’t behave like hypertext, GTFO MAH HTTPZZ
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#13I have the same habit too and went as far as making a highlighter for myself to use [1]. (Sorry for the shameless plug)
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#14Yep, very much.
I think it's a fidget of sorts, to generate stimulation. I guess in order to help stay focused reading blocks of text. If I'm not randomly selecting bits as I read I might be reading it aloud. Otherwise I might loose my focus, resulting in rereading bits more than I need to, or just falling off finishing it.
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#15I do the same thing. It annoys the hell out of people if they’re reading with me.
Funny enough tho, I hate highlighting actual paper text, i never understood the point of that
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#16Triple click.
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#17I don't highlight in real time what I'm reading but I use it as a bookmark if I need to take my eyes away from the screen or step away from my computer. I also sometimes highlight as I go in a long article proactively so if I need to look away I've "saved my spot". I hate when sites pop up a share UI or similar when I highlight, I never want to do that and if I do want to share I'll just copy/paste it, not use your "tools".
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#18I regularly underline in the books I read, with ruler and pencil. When it comes to instructions and rules, I underline and highlight.
Sorry for this question. Is it possible to highlight a part of a text somewhere in a web page, copy it, paste it somewhere else in a word processor as a quote/hyperlink and when you click on it you end up exactly where the quote is on the web page ?
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#19Yea and I use my tool Yawas Highlighter to highlight web pages on my browser or iOS https://www.appblit.com/yawas
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#20Constantly
Yep - a visual guide makes one read faster.
I learned to use a piece of paper to cover up what I have already read to avoid the eyes to ‘backtrack’. For reading on paper that is. I find highlighting on screen a little similar …
This was on a speed reading class I attended in the 90’ies