Single-Word Mode in SpeedReader

[jonathansampson]

A user on Twitter has recently requested single-word speed-reading for SpeedReader. This mode enables users to read several hundreds words per minute, far more than they tend to read naturally.

For an example, see onewordreader.com. Below is an example using an excerpt from brave.com/speed-reader, set at 300 WPM with a 1.5s pause on periods, and a 0.5s pause for commas.

The modern web’s progress has led far beyond Hypertext Markup for document discovery, with media-rich experiences and dynamic applications. Such growth in capability has however resulted in page “bloat,” making pages expensive to load, and bringing along ubiquitous advertising and tracking.

Web browsers sometimes need to intervene for users to continue enjoying the web. As such, major browsers include a reader mode, which reduces the visual complexity of web sites by eliminating distracting ads, videos, sponsored content links, and other web elements not essential to the page. Reader modes aim to make the reading experience more pleasant, but do not try to improve page load times or protect users’ privacy, as the entire page is loaded first, before removing the bloat.

[jonathansampson]

Originally requested here: brave/brave-browser#9706