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  • D dan sh

    But then that program should also be able to recognize which line are you currently reading. So effectively you need a Mind reader plus line highlighter.

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    Don't we all have one of those? It's vital if you want to answer QA questions...

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    • D dan sh

      But then that program should also be able to recognize which line are you currently reading. So effectively you need a Mind reader plus line highlighter.

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      Jacquers
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      With a webcam tracking your eye movements this could make an interesting project! Stare at a spot on the screen too long and it bursts into flames. Laser eyes :cool:

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        With a webcam tracking your eye movements this could make an interesting project! Stare at a spot on the screen too long and it bursts into flames. Laser eyes :cool:

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        I wonder what would happen when one watches this[^] with that application running.

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        • D dan sh

          I wonder what would happen when one watches this[^] with that application running.

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          d@nish wrote:

          when one watches this[^]

          I've burst into flames :)

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          • C Corporal Agarn

            d@nish wrote:

            Selecting the entire line while reading should work.

            Yes but I am also lazy and want a program to do the highlighting. :)

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            If you're reading in HTML format could you add a bit of CSS to shade alternate lines like old fashioned 13" fanfold paper?

            3x12=36 2x12=24 1x12=12 0x12=18

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            • D Dan Neely

              If you're reading in HTML format could you add a bit of CSS to shade alternate lines like old fashioned 13" fanfold paper?

              3x12=36 2x12=24 1x12=12 0x12=18

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              Corporal Agarn
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              Your older than you look. :laugh:

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              • C Corporal Agarn

                I have a problem that when reading on screen my eye/brain coordination is not good. I will start on one line and end on another. Thus a lot of rereading. Is there a program that will scroll down the page with a highlight bar? And yes I some times use my finger to follow a line. :-O

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                vaghelabhavesh
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                We are developers. Why don't you quickly write one prototype and publish it as an article. That will help us also. :-)

                If you are not criticized, you may not be doing much. 'Progress isn't made by early risers. It's made by lazy men trying to find easier ways to do something.' Robert Heinlein (1907 - 1988)

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                • C Corporal Agarn

                  Your older than you look. :laugh:

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                  Dan Neely
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                  Where'd you find a picture of me online? Seriously though, I'm in my late 20's. When I was a kid my dad brought home odds and ends from the end of the fanfold boxes as scratch paper to scribble on. ;P

                  3x12=36 2x12=24 1x12=12 0x12=18

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                    Where'd you find a picture of me online? Seriously though, I'm in my late 20's. When I was a kid my dad brought home odds and ends from the end of the fanfold boxes as scratch paper to scribble on. ;P

                    3x12=36 2x12=24 1x12=12 0x12=18

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                    Corporal Agarn
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                    Okay that explains it. I have wasted more trees because of program loops and large boxes of fan-fold. I too took home the odd end or blanks that were leading/trailing. In those days I handed my punch cards to an operator and hoped for the best. If the operator was not paying attention to the printer it could spit out large amounts of paper in a short time.

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                    • V vaghelabhavesh

                      We are developers. Why don't you quickly write one prototype and publish it as an article. That will help us also. :-)

                      If you are not criticized, you may not be doing much. 'Progress isn't made by early risers. It's made by lazy men trying to find easier ways to do something.' Robert Heinlein (1907 - 1988)

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                      Not into programming that much any more. (DBA) By the way I could have used the quote by Heinlein the other day as there was a discussion about inventing a new car that did not gas.

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                      • D dan sh

                        I wonder what would happen when one watches this[^] with that application running.

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                        Marijus Sugajevas
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                        Simple. She will end up in hospital with burns on some places.

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                        • D dan sh

                          But then that program should also be able to recognize which line are you currently reading. So effectively you need a Mind reader plus line highlighter.

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                          Well there's the solution! Take your yellow highlighter and draw across the line on your screen. :-D Or maybe get one of those overhead acetate sheets for inkjet, print a yellow bar and then stick it to your screen. Myself, I have two monitors. One portrait and one landscape. The portrait one is great for reading documents (and code).

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                          • C Corporal Agarn

                            I have a problem that when reading on screen my eye/brain coordination is not good. I will start on one line and end on another. Thus a lot of rereading. Is there a program that will scroll down the page with a highlight bar? And yes I some times use my finger to follow a line. :-O

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                            Natural Reader highlights the text as it reads to you.

                            YRead doesn't have a fancy GUI but it is free.

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                            • C Corporal Agarn

                              I have a problem that when reading on screen my eye/brain coordination is not good. I will start on one line and end on another. Thus a lot of rereading. Is there a program that will scroll down the page with a highlight bar? And yes I some times use my finger to follow a line. :-O

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                              I had the same problem when I first switched to a wide screen monitor, try reformatting your window so it's much narrower and you might find the problem goes away entirely.


                              Yesterday they said today was tomorrow but today they know better. - Poul Anderson

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