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My most wanted feature for Firefox right now is the ability to right-click (or long-press on mobile) the link and choose "Open Link in Reader mode" exactly like

My most wanted feature for Firefox right now is the ability to right-click (or long-press on mobile) the link and choose "Open Link in Reader mode" exactly like they already offer for "open Link in New Private window". I think that would be even more important than the Private shortcut, with the amount of unnecessary crap the websites try to cram on your screen.

classichasclass 5y ago
I implemented this for TenFourFox and it's a real godsend for certain sites. Meanwhile, there's this, but not Android-compatible: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/reader-view/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/reader-view/
- shandor 5y ago
  Thanks for the addon! Just for the sake of curiosity, what do you think it would take for your addon to be ported to work also on Android?
  - CodesInChaos 5y ago
    Afaik firefox mobile only allows a small number of whitelisted extensions.
    - nick__m 5y ago
      there is a way¹ to install other addon (if you use firefox nightly) but it is downright user-hostile. 1- https://www.ghacks.net/2020/10/01/you-can-now-install-any-add-on-in-firefox-nightly-for-android-but-it-is-complicated/ https://www.ghacks.net/2020/10/01/you-can-now-install-any-ad...
  - classichasclass 5y ago
    Not mine, so I haven't looked at it closely. In general, however, I think there are many more addons that could work, and should work on Android.
- dredmorbius 5y ago
  Thank you.
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satellite2 5y ago
Exactly, as some sites will remove content too fast and the reader mode button disappear before any possible attempt at clicking it
- shandor 5y ago
  Yep. I also wouldn't care at all if "forcing" reader mode like this would most certainly break some pages. I wouldn't want to stay on pages like that anyway, so I would lose nothing.
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My most wanted feature for Firefox right now is the ability to right-click (or long-press on mobile) the link and choose "Open Link in Reader mode" exactly like

by shandor 5y ago

classichasclass 5y ago
I implemented this for TenFourFox and it's a real godsend for certain sites. Meanwhile, there's this, but not Android-compatible: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/reader-view/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/reader-view/
- shandor 5y ago
  Thanks for the addon! Just for the sake of curiosity, what do you think it would take for your addon to be ported to work also on Android?
  - CodesInChaos 5y ago
    Afaik firefox mobile only allows a small number of whitelisted extensions.
    - nick__m 5y ago
      there is a way¹ to install other addon (if you use firefox nightly) but it is downright user-hostile. 1- https://www.ghacks.net/2020/10/01/you-can-now-install-any-add-on-in-firefox-nightly-for-android-but-it-is-complicated/ https://www.ghacks.net/2020/10/01/you-can-now-install-any-ad...
  - classichasclass 5y ago
    Not mine, so I haven't looked at it closely. In general, however, I think there are many more addons that could work, and should work on Android.
- dredmorbius 5y ago
  Thank you.
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satellite2 5y ago
Exactly, as some sites will remove content too fast and the reader mode button disappear before any possible attempt at clicking it
- shandor 5y ago
  Yep. I also wouldn't care at all if "forcing" reader mode like this would most certainly break some pages. I wouldn't want to stay on pages like that anyway, so I would lose nothing.
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