Reviews for Word Highlighter
Word Highlighter by ainzzorl
Review by David Maisonave
Rated 5 out of 5
by David Maisonave, 7 years agoUpdating my review.....
This extension does a great job in highlighting multiple keywords in ALL pages.
So far, this is the only multi-page keyword highlighter I've seen for firefox 57+.
It has a great user interface, which is very intuitive.
You can use it as a multi-page keyword highlighter, and you can use it to refresh your memory for definitions of keywords, acronyms, or phrases.
Programmers, Engineers, and Military personal all have to deal with too many acronyms, and it's tough memorizing them all.
By using this add-on to create a list of keywords with their definitions, the user can hover the mouse over a predefined word and get a popup text with the definition.
It's great for programmers learning a new programming language, or those have have to dabble in multiple programming languages.
It's a good tool for anyone learning something new in general.
For example, I'm currently learning 3D Printing and CAD, which have many new terms. I'll read the definition of a new term, and then I don't see again until 2-4 weeks later. By then, I may not remember the exact meaning.
With this tool, every time I see a new term, I can add it to the list with the definition, and the next time the word comes up, I can use the tooltip to quickly get the definition.
Once I feel familiar with the term, I can easily deleted out of the list.
This tool is great as-is (5-stars), but I have some recommendations:
1. Add shortcut key to enable and disable highlighting.
2. Add functionality to include multiple words in one item. Use comma separation to distinguish each word.
3. Add feature to group multiple keywords and definitions, and include ability to enable and disable each group. Let user be able to customize highlight color for each group.
4. Add ability to have temporary keyword(s), which apply to all tabs. This can be done with existing GUI, by just letting the user enter the keywords in existing field, but not clicking the "Add" button. Maybe add an additional button "Apply to Newly Loaded Pages". With this change, I would also rename the "Add" button to "Save".
5. Let user customize color for each word.
6. Instead of having "Strict Match" option, break it down to two options (case match and whole word). Also consider having start of word and end of word option. Recommend using a combo box for start-word, end-word, and whole-word. The just have a switch for case match.
7. Have option to automatically apply different highlight colors to each keyword.
8. Add option to remove confirmation when deleting keywords.
This extension does a great job in highlighting multiple keywords in ALL pages.
So far, this is the only multi-page keyword highlighter I've seen for firefox 57+.
It has a great user interface, which is very intuitive.
You can use it as a multi-page keyword highlighter, and you can use it to refresh your memory for definitions of keywords, acronyms, or phrases.
Programmers, Engineers, and Military personal all have to deal with too many acronyms, and it's tough memorizing them all.
By using this add-on to create a list of keywords with their definitions, the user can hover the mouse over a predefined word and get a popup text with the definition.
It's great for programmers learning a new programming language, or those have have to dabble in multiple programming languages.
It's a good tool for anyone learning something new in general.
For example, I'm currently learning 3D Printing and CAD, which have many new terms. I'll read the definition of a new term, and then I don't see again until 2-4 weeks later. By then, I may not remember the exact meaning.
With this tool, every time I see a new term, I can add it to the list with the definition, and the next time the word comes up, I can use the tooltip to quickly get the definition.
Once I feel familiar with the term, I can easily deleted out of the list.
This tool is great as-is (5-stars), but I have some recommendations:
1. Add shortcut key to enable and disable highlighting.
2. Add functionality to include multiple words in one item. Use comma separation to distinguish each word.
3. Add feature to group multiple keywords and definitions, and include ability to enable and disable each group. Let user be able to customize highlight color for each group.
4. Add ability to have temporary keyword(s), which apply to all tabs. This can be done with existing GUI, by just letting the user enter the keywords in existing field, but not clicking the "Add" button. Maybe add an additional button "Apply to Newly Loaded Pages". With this change, I would also rename the "Add" button to "Save".
5. Let user customize color for each word.
6. Instead of having "Strict Match" option, break it down to two options (case match and whole word). Also consider having start of word and end of word option. Recommend using a combo box for start-word, end-word, and whole-word. The just have a switch for case match.
7. Have option to automatically apply different highlight colors to each keyword.
8. Add option to remove confirmation when deleting keywords.
Developer response
posted 7 years agoThanks for the feedback, David.
The intended use-case behind this extension is like this (clearly not explained very well in the description):
- You learn a new word. You are afraid you will forget the word unless you see or use it once in a while.
- You add the word to the list.
- The word is highlighted every time you encounter it while browsing the internet, and you get notified of it. It is supposed to reinforce the stickiness of the word.
- You check "History" tab (very recent feature) to find out which words in your list you encounter most often.
This is why you may need the extension even if you know the description of the word.
Thanks
The intended use-case behind this extension is like this (clearly not explained very well in the description):
- You learn a new word. You are afraid you will forget the word unless you see or use it once in a while.
- You add the word to the list.
- The word is highlighted every time you encounter it while browsing the internet, and you get notified of it. It is supposed to reinforce the stickiness of the word.
- You check "History" tab (very recent feature) to find out which words in your list you encounter most often.
This is why you may need the extension even if you know the description of the word.
Thanks