XKCD Alt Text
The XKCD Alt Text extension makes it slightly easier to read the XKCD web comic. It's primary function is to add a description…
What is XKCD Alt Text?
XKCD Alt Text is a Chrome extension crafted for XKCD web comic enthusiasts. It improves visibility and readability by displaying the comic's hover text as a description beneath. It carries the additional function of moving the header below the comic for increased visibility. This extra feature can be easily disabled when not required. The extension also supports HTTPS connections.
Stats
By:
James Kwan
Rating:
4.06
(17)
Creation date:
2014-01-26
Risk impact:
Low risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Low risk likelihood
Manifest version:
2
Size:
59.02K
Stats date:
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Summary
The XKCD Alt Text extension makes it slightly easier to read the XKCD web comic. It's primary function is to add a description beneath the comic, so that you don't have to try and read the tiny hover text before it fades away. It can also move the header below the comic, to increase visibility. This feature can easily be disabled. Update 2.8.1: Works over HTTPS
User reviews
Extremely bad. It has ONE JOB, and somehow manages to completely fail at it. It never shows the alt text of the xkcd ANYWHERE on the page. The only thing it seems to do is show the *title* text (which can always be easily read without the extension by simply hovering over the comic), but the alcual *alt* text is nowhere to be found. 100% misleading
alt != title
Great extension and works perfectly as expected.
However, the feature moving the site header below the comic—although it can be overridden—should not be the default, as it isn't the main function of the extension. Headers are important for accessibility & navigation and this feature rearranges the actual source markup, which affects screen readers. This feature should be opt-in, not opt-out. (And should use CSS only [e.g. Flexbox] to reorder the view.)
Also, one minor distinction: This app does not reveal "alt text"; it reveals "title text", which XKCD uses as supplementary text for the comic. The "alt text" of the image is still unexposed.
Uses a background page (which consumes RAM even when not used) and doesn't sync options.
Safety
Risk impact
XKCD Alt Text is relatively safe to use as it requires very minimum permissions.
Risk likelihood
XKCD Alt Text has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.
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