/kindlebar

A reading-progress bar for online kindle reader https://leggi.amazon.it/ which visually simulates the pages of a book.

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A reading-progress bar for online kindle reader https://leggi.amazon.it/ ( https://read.amazon.com/ ) which visually simulates the pages of a book.

Before:

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After:

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The bottom slider has been replaced by the lines representing the pages:

  • click on the left/right buttons to go to a specific point in the book
  • click on simulated pages to jump back or forth in the book
  • you can still browse book using usual methods: press left/right, up/down, pageup/pagedown keys

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Installation

Prepare Your Extension Files

Download whole repo as a .zip file and unpack it for example in c:\temp.

Open Chrome Extensions Page

In Chrome's address bar, type:

chrome://extensions

Press Enter.

Enable Developer Mode

Toggle the switch in the top-right corner labeled "Developer mode" to ON (blue).

Load the Unpacked Extension

  • Click the "Load unpacked" button (top-left).
  • Navigate to the folder containing your extension files.
  • Click "Select Folder".
  • Select in c:\temp the folder named as the extension

Pin the Extension

  • Click the Extensions puzzle icon (top-right of Chrome).
  • Pin your extension

Usage

  • Go to https://leggi.amazon.it/ ( https://read.amazon.com/ )
  • Open your book
  • Once the book is loaded, click on the extension icon and then on the button: if the simulated pages are added to the book, everything is ready!
  • Now you will see the flip animation any time you'll change page of the book