Adrian,No need to worry about not being 'native english'.
It's so much appreciated all the work you and the group put in to seeing
that we're all okay with the tech stuff as that is great indeed.
Perhaps I'm just ggetting auld and losing my english understanding of
such words or perhaps just losing it altogether, ☺ LOL!
Tony
On 23/09/2023 17:46, Adrian Talpa wrote:
You're welcome, Tony. I might be too technical sometimes.
When the extension is activated, basically the entire page is re-constructed. Just to have an image, what appears is a white background and black text that was the original website. I called that rendered text, as in produced text. Not sure though if it's the correct word - I'm not native english 😀
All the best,
-Adrian
On 2023-09-23 17:37, Tony Sweeney wrote:
very good Adrian.
Now you may be too to kind as to perhaps explain to us what is rendered text and them I'm done?
I'm try searching for the result but the explanations ofn the web confuse me.
Think it mkay have to do with text requiringg OCR but not sure.
againThanks
Tony
On 23/09/2023 17:26, Adrian Talpa wrote:
Hi Tony,
nope, but will make the page more accessible to any screen reader by stripping out all other distractions.
Cheers,
-Adrian
On 2023-09-23 17:19, Tony Sweeney wrote:
Hi Adrian,
ssounds very nifty indeeed.
Perhaps I missed it but is this a text to speech page, in other
wores does it speak to us if you like?
Thanks,
Tony
On 23/09/2023 17:14, Adrian Talpa wrote:
Hey there, everyone!
Let me share a nifty guide with you today. It's all about
installing and making the most of the "Text mode for
websites - ReadBee", a fantastic Google Chrome extension
that works wonders by clearing away all those pesky ads and
distractions.
I'll also walk you through the process of assigning a
shortcut key to activate this extension. That way, whenever
you want to switch a website to text mode, it's as easy as
hitting a keyboard shortcut.
Let's do this!
Just a quick heads-up: I'm not a full-time screen reader
user, so my experience mainly revolves around the built-in
Windows narrator. It's worth mentioning that it doesn't pick
up the rendered text for some reason, but hopefully, JAWS or
NVDA is more reliable in this regard. Additionally, Using
the Pericles Chrome extension for text-to-speech (which I
sometimes use), it should works.
Now, let's move on to the installation process!
- Go to:
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/text-mode-for-websites-re/phjbepamfhjgjdgmbhmfflhnlohldchb
<https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/text-mode-for-websites-re/phjbepamfhjgjdgmbhmfflhnlohldchb>
- Tab to locate and press the "Add to Chrome" button. Follow
the instructions to install it.
That's it, you have it installed. Now, we go and assign a
shortcut for it:
- Go to Manage extensions in Chrome's Options menu. Tip:
follow the link (I hope it works; if not, you have to
copy-paste it): chrome://extensions/ <chrome://extensions/>
- Tab to the "Keyboard shortcuts" and press it. Now you have
to tab till you hear something like "Edit shortcut to
activate the extension for text mode for websites ReadBee"
and press it. Now, set for example Alt + S as a shortcut. A
message will say "Shortcut Set" once it's all set.
- Close everything and you should be ready to go.
How to use it?
- I try it everywhere and see what comes out... Once you
open a website, simply hit the assigned shortcut and the
page will be rendered in text mode as good as possible.
How to exit the text mode:
- I couldn't find an accessible way of pressing the Close
button that appears on the top left corner of the page while
in text mode, but just hit F5 to refresh the website and
it's gone.
I hope I didn't miss anything. 😄
I hope you find this guide useful. If you have any questions
or need further assistance, please don't hesitate to reach out.
All the best,
-Adrian
