Word Welter demonstrates typoglycemia by scrambling the characters in all words in a webpage, except for the first and last.

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1.1.3
Update
June 25, 2014
Size
156KiB
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Users
55
Rating
5 ★
Manifest Version
2
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Languages Support
English (UK)
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Word Welter Extension

The inspiration for this extension is a neologism called Typoglycemia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typoglycemia) which is the \"purported recent discovery about the cognitive processes behind reading written text\".

For example, most people can understand the following even though the text has been scrambled:

\"I cdn'uolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg\"

The original text is:

\"I couldn't believe that I could actually understand what I was reading\"

Word Welter randomises the characters in all words in a webpage, except for the first and last characters.

The scrambling code has been developed so that it can cope with many different types of words e.g. words ending in punctuation, words with apostrophes. However, this is not a comprehensive text parser so please let me know if you find any issues.

Unlike the example taken from the aforementioned Wikipedia page, for a word like \"couldn't\", I have chosen to fix the first character and also the last three (i.e. \"n't\") and then scramble all the rest; I found that the words get much harder to decipher if this approach is not taken!
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "manifest_version": 2, "name": "Word Welter", "version": "1.1.3", "browser_action": { "default_icon": { "19": "WordWelterIcon19x19_Off.png" }, "default_title": "Word Welter Off" }, "description": "Word Welter demonstrates typoglycemia by scrambling the characters in all words in a webpage, except for the first and last.", "icons": { "16": "WordWelterIcon16x16.png", "48": "WordWelterIcon48x48.png", "128": "WordWelterIcon128x128.png" }, "permissions": [ "" ], "background": { "scripts": ["background.js"] }, "web_accessible_resources": ["jquery-1.10.2.min.map"], "content_scripts": [ { "matches": [""], "js": ["jquery-1.10.2.min.js"], "all_frames": true } ]}
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How to download and manually install Word Welter extension for Chrome

Looking for a way to install Word Welter extensions for Chrome, you can search for them in the Chrome Web Store, clicking the "Add to Chrome" button, and following the straightforward process.

However, you may need to install Word Welter extensions manually, this article outlines two simple methods to effortlessly install Word Welter extensions, whether they come as unpacked folders in compressed formats like .zip or as .crx files.

Method 1: Download Word Welter extension and manually install through Drag &Drop

If you ever need to manually install a Word Welter extension for Chrome, don't worry, it's a simple process. Just follow these easy steps, and you will have your extension ready to use in no time.

Step 1: Download the Word Welter Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.

Look for the Word Welter extension you wish to install. Go to the website and download the Word Welter extension package, which is usually a .CRX file and comes in a zipped file. Here ".crx" file is the format for Word Welter extension that contains all the data.

Step 2: Extract &Arrange Files

Once the file is downloaded, extract that file into its own folder. Similarly, give that extension files a permanent home. In other words, keep it in a folder that you don't accidentally delete it because these files will be needed to make that extension work.

Step 3: Go to the Chrome Extensions Page

Open Google Chrome and in the address bar, type chrome://extensions; it will open the Google Chrome extensions page. Make sure that "My extensions" is selected in the sidebar.

Step 4: Drag and Drop the Extension

Now, go to the folder where you extracted the Word Welter extension and drag &drop the extension file from there anywhere onto the extension page within Google Chrome.

Step 5: Complete the Installation

Once you drag and drop the extension file, follow the steps that Google Chrome takes you through. Similarly, if the extension file is of .crx file format, you will be required to review the permissions and then add the extension.

Now, you can manage that added extension as you would like to with any other Chrome extension that you added through Chrome Webstore. Its icon will also appear in the Google Chrome Menu on the right side of the address bar once you activate it.

Method 2: Download Word Welter extension for Chrome and install in Developer Mode

This is another method to install Word Welter extension manually, but the twist is that here, you install by enabling the developer mode option provided in Google Chrome. This mode is commonly used for testing extensions or running unpublished tools.

Step 1: Download the Word Welter extension file

Select and download the Word Welter extension by clicking the 'Download CRX' button on the website.

Step 2: Extract the downloaded contents

Convert the file to a ZIP file if it is in CRX format then extract the Word Welter extension zip file or folder that you downloaded. Make sure you extract it using the same folder name and keep it safely in another folder, so you don't delete it by mistake. The extracted folder will be needed to keep your Word Welter extension running.

Step 3: Open Chrome Extension Setting Page

In the address bar of Google Chrome, type chrome://extensions and open the Chrome Extension Page.

Step 4: Enable Developer Mode

After opening the Chrome Extension page, look at the top right side, and you will find the toggle option of "Developer mode."Simply enable that developer mode option.

Step 5: Load the Unpacked Extension

Once you enable the developer mode option, you will see the menu of Load Unpacked, Pack Extensions and Update. From that, select the option "Load unpacked."

Step 6: Select the Extension Folder

Once the pop-up opens upon clicking Load unpacked, select the Word Welter extension directory and click on the "Select Folder "button.

Step 7: Confirm and Install

After you select an extension folder of a Google Chrome extension you're installing manually, confirm its installation for the final time and let the installation complete.

Conclusion

Here we've made a step-by-step guide on How to manually install Word Welter extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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ทนายสิทธิพล มหาวงค์ (ID: 000000a4a5b27cdc) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 03/31/2020 สุดยอด

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Nicholas Newell-Gardner (ID: 0000007c61cd6d20) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 04/05/2017 Fun for pranks, and testing how good you are at reading scrambled text.