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Funny, I habitually read while engaging TTS on same text. I have even made a Chrome extension for web reading, it highlights text and reads it, while keeping th
by visarga 1y ago
Funny, I habitually read while engaging TTS on same text. I have even made a Chrome extension for web reading, it highlights text and reads it, while keeping the current position in the viewport. I find using 2 modalities at the same time improves my concentration. TTS is sped up to 1.5x to match reading speed. Maybe it is just because I want to reduce visual strain. Since I consume a lot of text every day, it can be tiring.
- lukevp 1y agoWhat’s your extension? Sounds interesting!
- zirror 1y agoJust FYI, Firefox reader mode does the same thing. It's a little button in the address bar.
- FergusArgyll 1y agoReading mode in chrome does this too. Although the tts sounds like it's far behind sota
- trenchpilgrim 1y agoProbably because it needs to run locally on older CPUs, so it's likely using an old-school phonemizer that will run on a 15 year old computer.
- Version467 1y agoI do this too. It's great. The term I've seen used to describe this is 'Immersion Reading'. It seems to be quite a popular way for neurodivergent people to get into reading.
- gavinray 1y agoAny chance you could share the source? I found that I can read better if individual words or chunks are highlighted in alternating pastel colors while I scan then with my eyes
- fluidcruft 1y agoThis is also feature is built into Edge (and I agree it's great, but I mostly use it so I can listen to pages while doing chores around the office/closing my eyes. What I would love is an easy way to just convert the page to a mp3 that queues into my podcast app to listen to while taking a walk or driving. It probably exists, but I haven't spent a lot of time looking into it.