https://blog.bugsnag.com/bug-day-race-condition-therac-25/
I really wish "reading mode" was a prominent feature in desktop browsers.
font-family: sans-serif;
What do you mean here by "prominent"?
Currently, I can only enable reader mode after my browser has loaded all the shit I don’t want loaded.
Edit: Awww, so close. Sadly, I can see Safari still loads all the crap. So I'd still have to disable/enable JS manually, and have other blocking in place for the extraneous requests that don't belong in a reader view. Maybe one day.
If they can't force you to watch their ads they just want you to go away.
I mean, just look at the backlash against AMP.
Then you can share it with others, and they can have the automagic, fresh-from-the-box, on-by-default experience you would like.
I made a simple statement about what I wish browsers did by default. That means no extensions. That means that--unless I'm going to fork a browser to build it myself--building yet another extension to do these things in a sea of extensions that do these things still doesn't change what I wish browsers offered by default. You're now the 3rd person who has appeared to misunderstand the intent of my comment(s).
I fully understood your comment, your point, and your desire. I was attempting to encourage you (and anyone less experienced reading along at home) to push the world that exists in the direction of the world you want, rather than imply any ignorance on your part.
It's far, far too easy for people to treat technology as artifacts handed down from the gods that can only be passively accepted.
Too true. I usually phrase the same sentiment as bemoaning how people treat tech as if it's some magical black box into which they cannot peer & tinker.
Of course, I feel that same way about other things, such as automobile engines. I know it isn't a magical black box, but it may as well be.
Yet, to my mind there's a marked difference between viewing something as a magic black box that cannot be understood and an artifact that isn't understood. The former is an permanent state of affairs. The latter may wind up being permanent, but it can be fixed with effort.
If your over-featured site is still readable with lynx, your cheeks shall be spared.
Some visitors want an experience. Others just want information. It is very rare that both types may be satisfied on the same site. If you find that you can build such sites, please report to your nearest zoo, to register for the endangered species breeding program.
I tend to prefer leaving it up to their browser default when possible, on the assumption that the few people who really care have customized their browser and don't want me to override it and nobody else will appreciate my refined sensibilities in font selection.
By "desktop browsers", do you just mean Chrome?
Yes, I am using Chrome on Windows. Thank you for the Firefox suggestion! I didn't realize it was built in now and you can use a serif font. I guess it's back to Firefox!
An official keyboard shortcut for going to reader mode.
The option of having the browser send all articles to reader mode when detected as possible.