/et-al-to-the-gang

A browser extension that replaces 'et al' with '& the gang'

Primary LanguageJavaScriptDo What The F*ck You Want To Public LicenseWTFPL

et-al-to-the-gang

A browser extension that enhances the readability of academic articles by replacing 'et al.' with '& the gang'.

Compatibility

This extension is compatible with most Chromium based browsers including:

  • Google Chrome
  • Microsoft Edge
  • Firefox
  • Opera

Installation

While these instructions are specifically for Chrome, they should be fairly simple to replicate within other browsers.

  1. Download this extension as a .zip file from GitHub.
  2. Unzip the file (you should have a folder named et-al-to-the-gang-master).
  3. Go to chrome://extensions or edge://extensions (or click Settings > Extensions).
  4. Toggle the Developer Mode switch.
  5. Drag the et-al-to-the-gang-master folder anywhere on the page to import it (do not delete the folder afterwards).

The extension will be available on either the Chrome Webstore or Microst Edge Add-On store if there is enough demand.

Use cases

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