From 75645602dd70f079ccf550bb5e90dffc21693429 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nick White Date: Sat, 23 Oct 2010 23:53:06 +0100 Subject: Update to run in a function, lots of doc additions - Updated readable to run from one function, so returns work nicely now, and things are generally cleaner. - Added a readme - Added a doap rdf file - Added webpage generation to the makefile --- README | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+) create mode 100644 README (limited to 'README') diff --git a/README b/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000..16c6662 --- /dev/null +++ b/README @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ +Readable - Makes webpages more readable +======================================= + +Readable is a simple program to remove unwanted distractions from +webpages, in order to better enjoy reading on the web. It removes +everything but the article from the webpage, displaying it +simply and attractively. + +Running the program multiple times switches between showing the +original page and the 'readable' version. + +Read the file INSTALL for information on installing it into your +browser. + +This project is technically inspired by Arc90's Readability, +but aims to be much simpler, faster, and more usable. More +generally, it is inspired by Sean Birketts' *The Gutenberg +Elegies* and Nicholas Carr's *The Shallows*. + +"The ever-present awareness of possibility to either make or +refuse choice, was to preempt my creating any meditative space +for myself" + - *Sean Birketts, The Gutenberg Elegies* -- cgit v1.2.3