Dots and Murmurs

Dots and Murmurs

Remove distracting döts from The New Yorker.

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What is Dots and Murmurs?
"Dots and Murmurs" is a Chrome extension that removes the diaereses from articles in The New Yorker. This simple tool eliminates the little dots over the second vowel, making the text less distracting and more readable. It also provides the option to re-enable the dots on specific articles with just a click. Developed by @reedkavner.
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Users: 5 ▼ -1
Rating: 5.00 (1)
Version: 1.1 (Last updated: 2019-10-04)
Creation date: 2019-10-04
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • https://www.newyorker.com/
Size: 43.02K
URLs: Website
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Summary

This simple extension removes the diaereses (the little dots over the second vowel in words like "coöperate") from articles in The New Yorker. Why? Because they're fussy and distracting.

Want the dots on some articles? Re-enable (or maybe reënable) them in just a click.

By @reedkavner

User reviews
THANK YOU I HAVE BEEN BEGGING FOR THIS FOR YEARS
by J Adam Golsby J Adam Golsby, 2022-06-22
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Risk impact

Dots and Murmurs is relatively safe to use as it requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

Dots and Murmurs has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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