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With iOS, for example, refreshing npr.org just turns off reader mode.
As you refresh it should change the address bar saying reader mode avaiable and you should be able to quickly hit the Aa icon on the top left.
The most underused browser feature: reader mode
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Re: The most underused browser feature: reader mode
#202It has become obvious that no user would willingly consent to the overuse of cookies since the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has come into effect.
Here, I fixed that for you.
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#203Reader mode really helps me in printing as well. Old comment of mine: Printing is something I started to do some months ago. Instead of keeping the tab open for weeks, I decided I'd print anything I want to read and place it a physical "inbox". Some tips: I print 2 pages to a side, so 4 pages per printer paper. Even long articles don't use too much paper, and for my eyes it's still readable (there are a few articles…
Re: The most underused browser feature: reader mode
#204Reader View is excellent on low-spec systems. On TenFourFox you can try any page in Reader View, not just what the browser thinks will work. I also implemented sticky reader view, where going to links stays in reader mode even on different sites until you explicitly leave reader view (see https://tenfourfox.blogspot.com/2020/09/tenfourfox-fpr27b1-a... ) and auto reader view by domain or by domain subpages ( https://t…
Perhaps there is no need for both sticky and auto reader view settings. As soon as the user enabled auto reader view, you assume Sticky mode and enable auto reader view on any domains they subsequently visit (and render in reader mode successfully at least once?)
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It's already been done. Wired, for instance, only shows you the first paragraph of a story until you've made an account and logged in, even in reader mode.
Surely that's just any halfway-competent pay/sign-up wall, rather than specifically anti-reader mode?
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Doing exactly this with a large format e-ink tablet has been revolutionary for me
Which e-ink tablet would you recommend?
Re: The most underused browser feature: reader mode
#208Shameless plug: I maintain a cross-browser reader extension that is like reader mode with some additional features. It's called Just Read: https://justread.link/
Re: The most underused browser feature: reader mode
#209Reader mode really helps me in printing as well. Old comment of mine: Printing is something I started to do some months ago. Instead of keeping the tab open for weeks, I decided I'd print anything I want to read and place it a physical "inbox". Some tips: I print 2 pages to a side, so 4 pages per printer paper. Even long articles don't use too much paper, and for my eyes it's still readable (there are a few articles…
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Re: The most underused browser feature: reader mode
#210Reader mode really helps me in printing as well. Old comment of mine: Printing is something I started to do some months ago. Instead of keeping the tab open for weeks, I decided I'd print anything I want to read and place it a physical "inbox". Some tips: I print 2 pages to a side, so 4 pages per printer paper. Even long articles don't use too much paper, and for my eyes it's still readable (there are a few articles…