Suggestion Bionic reading implementation

[Mama Looigi]

https://bionic-reading.com/ (Embed video in this site does a good job of explaining this concept)

Bionic reading uses bold and/or italics in the beginning of words to significantly increase readability for those with ADHD, dyslexia etc.
There's a google chrome extension I've been using lately but when enabled it forces the webpage to render in reading mode, which from my experience entirely breaks GBAtemp. It would be neat to see this implemented natively as an accessibility option

 

[smileyhead]

While I don't use extensions like the one you mentioned, this sounds reasonably easy to solve with a script (and therefore a bit unnecessary to implement on a site-level). I'm not sure why your extension forces reading mode onto the site – simply forcing any word-starting character to be bold would be plenty. Maybe try looking for a different extension that does the same thing?

 

[TheStonedModder]

https://bionic-reading.com/ (Embed video in this site does a good job of explaining this concept)

Bionic reading uses bold and/or italics in the beginning of words to significantly increase readability for those with ADHD, dyslexia etc.
There's a google chrome extension I've been using lately but when enabled it forces the webpage to render in reading mode, which from my experience entirely breaks GBAtemp. It would be neat to see this implemented natively as an accessibility option

Respectfully how does changing font help with ADHD? I feel like that’s a bit of a snake oil…like how the secret to not being depressed is to just “be happy “

 

[smileyhead]

Respectfully how does changing font help with ADHD? I feel like that’s a bit of a snake oil…like how the secret to not being depressed is to just “be happy “

It doesn't help with ADHD – it helps with reading. I'm familiar with the concept and felt its effects. Basically, emphasising the first syllable of a word triggers your brain's ‘auto-complete’ so that you can recognise the word faster and know what it is without reading the full word, making reading faster.

 

[shaunj66]

Check this project out:

https://github.com/Fillyosopher/Reading-Helper?tab=readme-ov-file

Instructions: https://github.com/Fillyosopher/Reading-Helper/wiki

You can even use it as a bookmarklet without needing to install any extensions and it works great on GBAtemp through my testing. There is no need to add this function to the site itself.

 

[SylverReZ]

You can even use it as a bookmarklet without needing to install any extensions and it works great on GBAtemp through my testing. There is no need to add this function to the site itself.

I wouldn't trust using a browser fueled with spyware like Chrome. Not certain if there are other ways to implement this, such as Tampermonkey, which supports if not all commonly used browsers.

 

[shaunj66]

I wouldn't trust using a browser fueled with spyware like Chrome. Not certain if there are other ways to implement this, such as Tampermonkey, which supports if not all commonly used browsers.

The bookmarklet should work on any browser as long as Javascript is enabled. The extension is not required.