Reviews for Bionic Reader
Bionic Reader by Rain Jr.
Review by D. Schaaaf
Rated 4 out of 5
by D. Schaaaf, 2 years agoPretty good and useful add on. Unfortunately, it clashes with Dark Reader. It would be great if this add on would have a positive list (white list) instead of, or in addition to, a negative list (black list). I'd like this add on to only be active on chosen sites.
Edit: A separate negative/positive list for the "DARK" mode alone would be helpful.
Interference with Dark Reader: I can't have Dark Reader disabled for domain XY, and Bionic Reader with "DARK" mode enabled _only_ on domain XY. As soon as "DARK" mode is enabled in Bionic Reader, it applies to _all_ domains (except for the domains on the negative list). "THIS SITE" only works for "Bionic Reading style" but not for "DARK" mode.
Hotkeys are an option. Unfortunately most programs come with their own set of hotkeys. Sometimes they interfere with each other, other times there are simply too many hotkeys to remember. Bad memory might be more common among people who benefit from "Bionic Reading style" ;-)
Edit: A separate negative/positive list for the "DARK" mode alone would be helpful.
Interference with Dark Reader: I can't have Dark Reader disabled for domain XY, and Bionic Reader with "DARK" mode enabled _only_ on domain XY. As soon as "DARK" mode is enabled in Bionic Reader, it applies to _all_ domains (except for the domains on the negative list). "THIS SITE" only works for "Bionic Reading style" but not for "DARK" mode.
Hotkeys are an option. Unfortunately most programs come with their own set of hotkeys. Sometimes they interfere with each other, other times there are simply too many hotkeys to remember. Bad memory might be more common among people who benefit from "Bionic Reading style" ;-)
Developer response
posted 2 years agoHi,
Could you please give me more detail about the confliction with Dark Reader? I can run them together with no issue. If you only need a simple dark mode, you can click on "DARK" button on the Options menu and configure the settings to your liking (Overlay Opacity or Dark Theme).
To use while list, you need to turn off the "ALL" button first. Then, open your favorite site and click on "THIS SITE" in the Options menu. This will add the selected site to the domain list right below.
To add any site to black list, you can paste the link of that website to "Blacklist Domains" under "Advanced" tab in the Options menu.
However, I prefer to use the shortcut key to enable/disable this extension instead of using white list or black list. For example, you can press CTRL+ALT+0 to quickly toggle ON/OFF this extension. For a full list of hotkeys, please check the "Shortcuts" tab in the Options menu.
Could you please give me more detail about the confliction with Dark Reader? I can run them together with no issue. If you only need a simple dark mode, you can click on "DARK" button on the Options menu and configure the settings to your liking (Overlay Opacity or Dark Theme).
To use while list, you need to turn off the "ALL" button first. Then, open your favorite site and click on "THIS SITE" in the Options menu. This will add the selected site to the domain list right below.
To add any site to black list, you can paste the link of that website to "Blacklist Domains" under "Advanced" tab in the Options menu.
However, I prefer to use the shortcut key to enable/disable this extension instead of using white list or black list. For example, you can press CTRL+ALT+0 to quickly toggle ON/OFF this extension. For a full list of hotkeys, please check the "Shortcuts" tab in the Options menu.