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I work on something called https://txtify.it https://txtify.it that you can prefix onto almost any article URL to get a plain text-only version, e.g. https://t

by k1m 6y ago

I work on something called https://txtify.it https://txtify.it that you can prefix onto almost any article URL to get a plain text-only version, e.g. https://txtify.it/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/29/nyregion/remote-work-coronavirus-pandemic.html https://txtify.it/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/29/nyregio...

movedx 6y ago
Love it! It even produces content that supports reader mode (in Firefox, at least.) Now how do I automate this? Maybe a simple bookmarklet? If you paste: var url = document.URL ; var title = document.title ; window.location.href = "https://txtify.it/ https://txtify.it/" + document.URL; into: https://caiorss.github.io/bookmarklet-maker/ https://caiorss.github.io/bookmarklet-maker/ Then drag the bookmarklet to the bookmarks bar, you've got a one-click textify option :)
- k1m 6y ago
  Very nice! I should add a bookmarklet to the home page.
mrunseen 6y ago
Cool project! My only complain is it defaults font to Courier (monospaced) which is harder to read and takes more place. You might use ‘Georgia’ which is web safe and pretty legible. Or of course, Times New Roman (just like site on this post) Please refer: https://practicaltypography.com/monospaced-fonts.html https://practicaltypography.com/monospaced-fonts.html https://practicaltypography.com/body-text.html https://practicaltypography.com/body-text.html
- flobosg 6y ago
  Since it is literally plain text (as opposed to HTML) it will default to the monospaced font set in your browser.
  - k1m 6y ago
    You're right, but I think this depends on the browser too. I actually pass a stylesheet in the HTTP response header to make text appear white on a black background. Firefox respects this, but Chrome doesn't (at least for plain text files): link: <https://txtify.it/dark.css>; rel="stylesheet" Will have to test again when I get some time to see what the options are. Might be a bit of a hack as there really aren't any HTML elements to target, so it might be that Firefox applies the CSS after inserting the text into an HTML template.

by k1m 6y ago

movedx 6y ago

Love it! It even produces content that supports reader mode (in Firefox, at least.) Now how do I automate this? Maybe a simple bookmarklet? If you paste: var url = document.URL ; var title = document.title ; window.location.href = "https://txtify.it/ https://txtify.it/" + document.URL; into: https://caiorss.github.io/bookmarklet-maker/ https://caiorss.github.io/bookmarklet-maker/ Then drag the bookmarklet to the bookmarks bar, you've got a one-click textify option :)

k1m 6y ago
Very nice! I should add a bookmarklet to the home page.

mrunseen 6y ago

Cool project! My only complain is it defaults font to Courier (monospaced) which is harder to read and takes more place. You might use ‘Georgia’ which is web safe and pretty legible. Or of course, Times New Roman (just like site on this post) Please refer: https://practicaltypography.com/monospaced-fonts.html https://practicaltypography.com/monospaced-fonts.html https://practicaltypography.com/body-text.html https://practicaltypography.com/body-text.html

flobosg 6y ago
Since it is literally plain text (as opposed to HTML) it will default to the monospaced font set in your browser.
- k1m 6y ago
  You're right, but I think this depends on the browser too. I actually pass a stylesheet in the HTTP response header to make text appear white on a black background. Firefox respects this, but Chrome doesn't (at least for plain text files): link: <https://txtify.it/dark.css>; rel="stylesheet" Will have to test again when I get some time to see what the options are. Might be a bit of a hack as there really aren't any HTML elements to target, so it might be that Firefox applies the CSS after inserting the text into an HTML template.