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As expected, nobody cares about "reader mode". Only once in my life has it ever come in handy... It was a website that was so badly designed I swore never to go back to it ever again.
I forget what it was but apparently I wasn't the only one and thus, it must've died a fast death as I haven't seen it ever again (otherwise I'd remember).
Basically, any website that gets users so frustrated that they resort to reader/simplified mode isn't going to last very long. If I had my way I would change the messages:
"This website appears to be total shit. Do you want Firefox to try to fix it so your eyes don't bleed trying to get through it?"
I want an extension that does this, actually! It doesn't need to actually modify the page. Just give me a virtual assistant to comiserate with...
"The people who made this website should have their browser's back button removed entirely as punishment for erecting this horror!"
Reader mode is really useful and I use it daily basis. It removes all the clutter and leaves just the important part.
I just wish it was customizable. Right now it’s a choice between “suffer through the website’s questionable design choices” and “suffer through Firefox’s questionable design choices”.
Not sure what you're expecting but I think it has enough customization options. You can have dark mode, sepia, change font type, font size, column width, line spacing. I would love to have more font options though.
For one, I would like true black mode. As well as MathML support.