On FF, is there an extension that automatically turns on reader mode when you are reading an article?
Here’s another one: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/auto-reader-v...
The most underused browser feature: reader mode
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Re: The most underused browser feature: reader mode
#312Is there something like reader mode as a service (with TLS > 1.3 support)? It’d allow me to relatively comfortably read web articles on my Kindle Touch, which has a software stack that was already outdated when it came out a decade ago.
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#313Earlier quoted context omitted.
I've just poked through both the GetPocket site ( https://getpocket.com/publisher/ ) and Mozilla's Readability Library GitHub page ( https://github.com/mozilla/readability ) without seeing obvious guidelines. My general suspicion is that adhering to a simple HTML5 documemnt structure, and possible use of microformats ( https://microformats.io/ ) goes a long way. Update: there's some discussion here: https://news.ycom…
I haven't seen guidelines lately, but Readability.com, before it was shut down, did have a page that's archived here: http://web.archive.org/web/20160301180825/https://readabilit...
Thanks, yes I remember that page.
Re: The most underused browser feature: reader mode
#314Earlier quoted context omitted.
Do you know how to enable this in Linux? I don't see a TTS option in reader mode on Firefox. EDIT: I figured it out. I needed to install speech-dispatcher. On Ubuntu > sudo apt install speech-dispatcher
It's available on Linux for me. I'm on Pop! OS 21. The "listen" option is a set of earphones at the top left of the page. The voices are awful to listen to, though.
iirc, there are third party voices available.
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#315The flag doesn't exist on mobile. There is another, but i didn't see it do anything. chrome://flags/#reader-mode-heuristics Accessibly has a "show simplified view" which seems comparable
Firefox for Android has reader mode.
I remember it being a button in the URL bar, but now it's gone?
Re: The most underused browser feature: reader mode
#316On mobile it is under Settings,Accessibility, Simplified View.
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#317I'm a huge fan of Readability Mode and use it often. It's proof that Web design isn't the solution, Web design is the problem. For those who are using e-ink devices, or even just standard tablets, EInkBro is another immensely useful tool. Yes, it's a standalone browser, not a mode on Firefox, Safari, Vivalti, etc. https://github.com/plateaukao/browser (Available through Google Play, F-Droid and other sources. Android…
How can I implement my website such that it is optimally useful for browsers like this? Just avoid flashy stuff? Is there any way to list my blog somewhere as a friendly place to read? I'm spinning it up again after a year off for reasons that I will probably write about :)
I recently worked on implementing readability in my app and here's the resources I found most useful:
A very long read but this covers everything:
> How to Section Your HTML
https://css-tricks.com/how-to-section-your-html/
These are specifically important for accessibility users.
Another short read:
> HTML5 sectioning elements, headings, and document outlines
https://www.456bereastreet.com/archive/201103/html5_sectioni...
And you can use Markup Validation Service to validate and get tips:
https://validator.w3.org/#validate_by_input+with_options
Check out the excellent answer by Christian Kohlschütter on how readability works:
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3652657/what-algorithm-d...
Re: The most underused browser feature: reader mode
#318Is there a keyboard shortcut for reader mode, in chrome?
If you use macOS, it's also in the menu bar in the View menu.
This means that you can define an app-specific keyboard shortcut in Preferences > Keyboards > Shortcuts > App Shortcuts. Then click [+] and select Chrome as the application, then type "Enter Reader Mode" (exactly like it appears in the menu, and without quotes) and choose a shortcut.
I'd also recommend adding one for "Exit Reader Mode" since the option changes to this text once you are in reader mode. You can use the same shortcut, it's fine since the two options are never present at the same time.
This works for pretty much all apps, by the way.
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#319Fun fact! Reader mode also sidesteps some paywalls on news sites.
Re: The most underused browser feature: reader mode
#320Firefox USED to allow accessing reader mode by prepending the url with 'about:reader?url='. This doesn't work anymore and I don't know what to use instead. There is a reader mode button that toggles it on and off, but some websites redirect or change the content before I can click the button. Sometimes the button just doesn't appear (why not, reader mode usually works fine). Refreshing the page sometimes works, if th…
>Firefox USED to allow accessing reader mode by prepending the url with 'about:reader?url='. This doesn't work anymore and I don't know what to use instead. Prepending `about:reader?url=` works for me, but only for pages that Firefox shows the button on anyway. For pages where it doesn't show a button, prepending `about:reader?url=` says "Failed to load article from page", which is to be expected because... >Sometime…
That's interesting, maybe this is the results of a change regarding when the button is shown, or simply in how reader mode works? Previously we have had success in forcing reader mode when the option is not available. See, for example: https://www.howtogeek.com/268116/is-there-a-way-to-force-ena...