Readability makes Web pages more readable

[ronjor]

-{ Quote: "By Dan Frakes
September 29, 2009 05:05 PM ET

Readability, a project of the Arc90 Lab, is a bookmarklet-based browser tool that reformats a Web page and presents the page's text content in a plain, easy-to-read format. Inspired by Instapaper, the save-it-for-later-reading Web service, Readability lets you make almost any page more readable with a single click--or even a keyboard shortcut." }-Article (http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9138672/Readability_makes_Web_pages_more_readable)

[Rmus]

-{ Quote: "As Web sites have gotten more and more complex, many Web pages have become more and more difficult to read. Type is smaller, page layouts are getting more cluttered, and ads and other objects are breaking the flow of text. So I'm a big fan of programs and services that make the Web more readable." }-So am I!

How ironic to have that article displayed on a web page that illustrates what he is talking about: tiny font, cluttered layout with 3 frames competing for the reader's attention!

Opera (and perhaps other browsers) has always had a User Mode, where you select the font, font size, and background you want. So, with cluttered pages as that one, SHIFT + G switches to User Mode. Click the image below to see a full view. On my 1024x768 screen, it displays as Bookman Old Style font, size 18, on a blue background (easier on my eyes).

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After reading, the same shortcut toggles back to Author Mode. I couldn't survive without this feature, and for those who don't have a User Mode, this program described might offer some relief if those types of web pages bother you!

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rich