jetzt is a speed-reader extension for chrome inspired by Spritz.
This is very much beta software so a proper chrome extension package is not currently provided. Instead: clone this repository, then, in chrome, navigate to chrome://extensions , enable developer mode, click "Load unpacked extension..." and select the directory you cloned.
Remember to pull every now and then for bugfixes and new features.
Control is currently keyboard-only.
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Initiate jetzt by pressing
alt-sand clicking on the block of text you wish to read. Alternatively, select some text before pressingalt-s. -
Change size with
+/-. -
Go faster/slower with up/down arrow keys.
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Go back/forward a sentence with left/right arrow keys (hold
altto navigate by paragraphs). -
Pause with space.
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Close with escape.
You can also use it as a bookmarklet by:
- Copying the content of bookmarklet.js
- Manually adding a new bookmark
- Pasting the content into the location field.
Check out the ToDo section of the wiki.
Feel free to open an issue for anything you would like to see in jetzt.
I also welcome pull requests of all shapes and sizes. This project is still in heavy flux, though, so if you want to make a big change it might be best to open an issue to check that it's not already being worked on.
The MIT License (MIT)
Copyright (c) David Sheldrick 2014
Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.