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-[What is Bionic Reading?](#what-is-bionic-reading)
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6. Click `load unpacked` on the left side of the page
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7. Find and select the extracted folder, this extension should now be installed
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8. To pin the extension, click the `puzzle icon` on the top right of Chrome, then `pin the extension`.
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9. The extension is now turned on by defualt in version 1.0.7.5 and above
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10. See the [faq section](#FAQ) on how to use the extension, customize it (global and per site settings) and excluding sites `awlays on`
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2. Open Firefox
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3. Enter `about:debugging#/runtime/this-firefox` in the address bar
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4. Click `Load Temporary Add-on...` and navigate to the path of the downloaded `jiffyReader-firefox.xpi` and select it to install it
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5. The extension is now turned on by defualt in version 1.0.7.5 and above
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6. See the [faq section](#FAQ) on how to use the extension, customize it (global and per site settings) and excluding sites `awlays on`
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<strong>Firefox will remove the extension when the browser is closed. This will be solved once we provide a means to download the extension from the firefox store</strong>
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6. Click `load unpacked` on the left side of the page
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7. Find and select the extracted folder, this extension should now be installed and listed on the screen
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8. To pin the extension, click the `cube icon` on the top right of Chrome, then `pin the extension`.
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9. The extension is now turned on by defualt in version 1.0.7.5 and above
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10. See the [faq section](#FAQ) on how to use the extension, customize it (global and per site settings) and excluding sites `awlays on`
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## Edge
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- Please follow the steps for [chrome](#chrome) above
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## Android (kiwi Browser)
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1. Download the kiwi browser if you do not already have it installed
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2. Open kiwi browser
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3. Navigate to the extension listing on [Chrome Store](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/jiffy-reader/lljedihjnnjjefafchaljkhbpfhfkdic) and
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4. Click the `Add to Chrome` button to install the extension
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5. The extension is now turned on by defualt in version 1.0.7.5 and above
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6. See the [faq section](#FAQ) on how to use the extension, customize it (global and per site settings) and excluding sites `awlays on`
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## Bookmarklet
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(Note: Bookmarklet is not in active support and may break when new updates are released)
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1. To install the bookmarklet, head over to this [link](https://github.com/ansh/jiffyreader.com/releases/latest/download/jiffyReader-bookmarklet.html)
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## FAQ
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### How to access the extension settings/popup ui
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#### Desktop
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1. Click on the (on chrome: `puzzle icon` | on edge `puzzle icon` | on opera `cube icon` | on brave `puzzle icon`)
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- Note: Firefox will auto pin the extension
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2. Click on the pin icon next to jiffy reader to pin it next the address bar
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3. Click on the pinned icon to access the settings/popup menu
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### Android (kiwi browser)
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1. Click on the `more (3 vertical dots)` button and scroll down
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2. Click on `Jiffy Reader` to open the settings/popup ui
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### What are the functions of the buttons and sliders
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#### Global preferences button
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- clicking this button enters global mode where your preferences are saved and applied to applied to all other sites when you open them afterwards
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#### Site preferences button
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- Clicking this buttons activates and saves preferences only for the site you are presently on.
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- Any changes you make with the other buttons and sliders persist for only this site.
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#### Enable reading mode button
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- Click this button to turn on/off the emphasization(bionification) of the text on the page.
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- Press `ALT + A` to achieve the same effect as clicking this button on chrome. see the [shortcut-section](#shortcut) for more info.
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#### Saccades interval slider
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- Use this slider to set how many words are left untouched/unbolded or un-emphasized after the first emphasized word or the first word.
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- 0 means there will not be a single or any untouched words, all words are emphasized.
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- 1 means exactly 1 word is left untouched before the next successive emphasized word.
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- 2 means 2 words are left untouched so does 3 and 4.
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#### Fixation strength slider
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- Use this to control how much or how little of each word is emphasized you your liking .
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#### Fixation edge opacity
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- Use this to control how faint(weakly visible) or strongly visible you want the edge(un-emphasized) part of words to appear.
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#### Saccades colors
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- Use this to select a means of emphasization using colors.
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#### Saccades styles
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- Use this to select a means of emphasization using bold variations or underline variations.
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#### Line height buttons
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- Use these buttons to increase or decrease line height to strain and improve the confort of reading.
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#### Always on/off button
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- Use this button to controls the default behaviour which is if words on pages are or aren't emphasized when loaded by default.
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#### Reset Defaults
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- Resets preferences of the currently engaged preference mode.
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