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Re: Here we go again: now the Reader's VIew is gone for a lot of sites where it worked perfectly. What's wrong with these Mozilla people?

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From	not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev)
Subject	Re: Here we go again: now the Reader's VIew is gone for a lot of sites where it worked perfectly. What's wrong with these Mozilla people?
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Date	2026-07-01 08:42 +1000
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Mozilla User <invalid@invalid.invalid> wrote:
> Let me tell you something else you might not know. It is the 
> responsibility of website creators to provide a 'Reader View' on a 
> webpage.

It's not something website creators have to provide. Firefox
140.12.0esr offers reader view for my website, which is completely
written by me (including the HTML), and I did nothing whatsoever to
specifically accommodate it.

What some websites probably will do is design their sites _not_ to
work in Reader View, because they want to force everyone to view
them their way. But it's perfectly possible to "provide a 'Reader
View'" on your website without even trying.

I don't use Reader View in Firefox. Whenever possible I prefer the
Dillo browser and use a plugin for this adapted version of the
Firefox Reader View software to use it in that browser:

https://github.com/eafer/rdrview

I can run that on any website, since the option doesn't get hidden
like on Firefox, but sometimes you just get something like the
heading for an article but none of the article text, which probably
means the website is designed so things like Reader View won't
work. I'm guessing Firefox tries to detect those cases and removes
the Reader View option so idiots don't keep shouting "it's broken!"
at them when it's the website they're trying to access that has
broken it. But I think they should still give people a way to force
Reader View on and see for themselves.

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Here we go again: now the Reader's VIew is gone for a lot of sites where it worked perfectly. What's wrong with these Mozilla people? Luca <luca@no.spam.invalid> - 2026-06-29 14:04 +0200
  Re: Here we go...forgotten F9...activate the reader's view "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2026-06-29 20:13 +0800
    Re: Here we go...forgotten F9...activate the reader's view Luca <luca@no.spam.invalid> - 2026-06-29 14:44 +0200
      Re: Here we go... Firefox's reader view "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2026-06-29 20:52 +0800
        Re: Here we go... Firefox's reader view "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2026-06-30 00:58 +0800
      Re: Here we go...forgotten F9...activate the reader's view "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-06-29 17:35 +0200
        Re: Here we go...forgotten F9...activate the reader's view "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2026-06-30 00:23 +0800
  Re: Here we go again: now the Reader's VIew is gone for a lot of sites where it worked perfectly. What's wrong with these Mozilla people? NFN Smith <worldoff9908@gmail.com> - 2026-06-29 10:05 -0700
    Re: Here... Reader's VIew... Quick Filter "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2026-06-30 01:18 +0800
      Re: Here... Reader's VIew... Quick Filter NFN Smith <worldoff9908@gmail.com> - 2026-06-29 12:42 -0700
  Re: Here we go again: now the Reader's VIew is gone for a lot of sites where it worked perfectly. What's wrong with these Mozilla people? VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2026-06-29 12:32 -0500
    Re: Here we go again: now the Reader's VIew is gone for a lot of sites where it worked perfectly. What's wrong with these Mozilla people? Luca <luca@no.spam.invalid> - 2026-06-29 22:00 +0200
      Re: Here we go again: now the Reader's VIew is gone for a lot of sites where it worked perfectly. What's wrong with these Mozilla people? VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2026-06-30 00:25 -0500
        Re: Here we go again: now the Reader's VIew is gone for a lot of sites where it worked perfectly. What's wrong with these Mozilla people? Luca <luca@no.spam.invalid> - 2026-06-30 13:24 +0200
          Re: Here we go again: now the Reader's VIew is gone for a lot of sites where it worked perfectly. What's wrong with these Mozilla people? VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2026-06-30 12:16 -0500
            Re: Here we go again: now the Reader's VIew is gone for a lot of sites where it worked perfectly. What's wrong with these Mozilla people? Luca <luca@no.spam.invalid> - 2026-07-01 14:24 +0200
  Re: Here we go again: now the Reader's VIew is gone for a lot of sites where it worked perfectly. What's wrong with these Mozilla people? Mozilla User <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2026-06-30 06:56 +0100
    Re: Here we go again: now the Reader's VIew is gone for a lot of sites where it worked perfectly. What's wrong with these Mozilla people? Luca <luca@no.spam.invalid> - 2026-06-30 13:28 +0200
      Re: Here we go again: now the Reader's VIew is gone for a lot of sites where it worked perfectly. What's wrong with these Mozilla people? VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2026-06-30 12:18 -0500
      Re: Here we go again: now the Reader's VIew is gone for a lot of sites where it worked perfectly. What's wrong with these Mozilla people? Mozilla User <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2026-06-30 23:05 +0100
        Re: Here we go again: now the Reader's VIew is gone for a lot of sites where it worked perfectly. What's wrong with these Mozilla people? not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2026-07-01 08:42 +1000
        Re: Here we go again: now the Reader's VIew is gone for a lot of sites where it worked perfectly. What's wrong with these Mozilla people? Luca <luca@no.spam.invalid> - 2026-07-01 14:31 +0200
          Re: Here we go again: now the Reader's VIew is gone for a lot of sites where it worked perfectly. What's wrong with these Mozilla people? "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2026-07-01 20:46 +0800
          Re: Here we go again: now the Reader's VIew is gone for a lot of sites where it worked perfectly. What's wrong with these Mozilla people? R Daneel Olivaw <Danni@hyperspace.vogon.gov.invalid> - 2026-07-01 14:47 +0200
  Re: Here we go again: now the Reader's View is gone for a lot of sites where it worked perfectly. What's wrong with these Mozilla people? Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-06-30 21:53 +0000
    Re: Here we go again: now the Reader's View is gone for a lot of sites where it worked perfectly. What's wrong with these Mozilla people? VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2026-06-30 20:15 -0500
      Re: Here we go again: now the Reader's View is gone for a lot of sites where it worked perfectly. What's wrong with these Mozilla people? Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-07-01 01:50 +0000
    Re: Here we go again: now the Reader's View is gone for a lot of sites where it worked perfectly. What's wrong with these Mozilla people? Luca <luca@no.spam.invalid> - 2026-07-01 14:35 +0200
      Re: Here we go again: now the Reader's View is gone for a lot of sites where it worked perfectly. What's wrong with these Mozilla people? Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-07-01 23:52 +0000
        Re: Here we go again: now the Reader's View is gone for a lot of sites where it worked perfectly. What's wrong with these Mozilla people? "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2026-07-02 12:36 +0800
        Re: Here we go again: now the Reader's View is gone for a lot of sites where it worked perfectly. What's wrong with these Mozilla people? Luca <luca@no.spam.invalid> - 2026-07-04 08:41 +0200

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