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Bionic Reading – Convert Text into Better Way to Read Faster

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Re: Bionic Reading – Convert Text into Better Way to Read Faster

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Post by ASalazarMX »

onion2k wrote: post #35

I saw this pop up on Twitter a couple of days ago and made a JS version with a variable font. https://codepen.io/onion2k/pen/qBxmVpR it's a fun idea, but I don't really find it helps me read things.

It seems like bionic reading highlights the first syllable of each word, while your version only highlights the first letter. It does make a difference, since the first syllable helps guess the word.

Edit: Other comment pointed to this bookmarklet, which does that: https://www.locserendipity.com/Hyper.html

Re: Bionic Reading – Convert Text into Better Way to Read Faster

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Post by ASalazarMX »

vimy wrote: post #9

I tried the samples on the bionic reading website, I don’t feel like this makes me read faster. Am I the only one?

It does for me. The bold "anchors" make my eyes wanders less. English in not my native language, maybe that helps.

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Post by ASalazarMX »

westcort wrote: post #10

Kind of similar to this bookmarklet: javascript:(function(){var q="p, title",e=document.querySelectorAll(q),o=[],str1="",str0="",str="",j=0,pivotchar=0,finvar="",ans="",d=window.open("","_blank"); for(var i in e){var t=e[i].textContent; if(t){o = o + "\n" + t;}} str0 = o; str1=str0.replace(/\n/g, " "); str=str1.split(" "); for(j=0;j " + str[j].substring(0,pivotchar) + " " + " " + str[j].substring(pivotchar,str[j].len…

This bookmarklet is a little jewel.

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Post by gnicholas »

stereoradonc wrote: post #56
ushakov wrote: post #30

Earlier quoted context omitted.

there’s already beeline that does this https://www.beelinereader.com/

They ask for money. I am not sure about their claims to make me read faster. I couldn't proceed beyond installing extension and then uninstalling it.

BeeLine creator here! Some of our tools are paid (with a free trial), and others are completely free. [1]

You can also use BeeLine for free via Blackboard's File Transformer, [2] on the Bookshare platform, [3] and in various other education platforms.

1: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/beeline-extension/id1571623734

2: https://ally.ac/covid19/

3: http://www.bookshare.org

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Post by cybervegan »

stephc_int13 wrote: post #31

I've tried it a few times. Does not work for me. I do not perceive any speed difference, there could be one but it would be marginal. I am a fairly quick reader, I trained to read fast and extract content in high school.

I do - it makes me read at about 1/10th the speed I normally do. Hate it.
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