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@@ -1,30 +1,34 @@ # Yomichan for Chrome # -The Yomichan extension for Chrome allows you to turn Chrome into a tool for building Japanese language literacy -(regardless of current skill level), aiding in deciphering texts which would be otherwise too difficult tackle. This -browser extension was inspired in part by [Rikaichan](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/rikaichan/) and +The Yomichan for Chrome extension turns your browser into a tool for building Japanese language literacy by helping you +to decipher texts which would be otherwise too difficult tackle. This extension was inspired in part by +[Rikaichan](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/rikaichan/) and [Rikaikun](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/rikaikun/jipdnfibhldikgcjhfnomkfpcebammhp?hl=en), but it stands apart in its goal of being a all-encompassing learning tool as opposed to a mere browser-based dictionary. It is the -natural evolution of the [Yomichan](/projects/yomichan) plugin that I developed for [Anki](http://ankisrs.net/) back in -2011 and the two applications can be used together in order to automatically generate flash cards for new vocabulary and -Kanji encountered during reading. +natural evolution of the [Yomichan](https://foosoft.net/projects/yomichan) plugin that I developed for +[Anki](http://ankisrs.net/) when I was starting to learn Japanese back in 2011. + +<iframe width="800" height="500" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/90_A1VpTnMk" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> ## Installation ## -The easiest way to install this extension is to download it from its listing in the [Chrome Web +The most straightforward way to install this extension is to download it from its listing in the [Chrome Web Store](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/yomichan/ogmnaimimemjmbakcfefmnahgdfhfami). If you are a developer, you can also clone the [repository on GitHub](https://github.com/FooSoft/yomichan-chrome-ext), provided that you have have -installed [Git LFS](https://git-lfs.github.com/) and have initialized the included submodule dependencies after pulling -down the main project. If you wish to use this extension alongside Anki, please read and follow the installation -instructions for the [Yomichan](/projects/yomichan) plugin. +[Git LFS](https://git-lfs.github.com/) installed (it is required to download the included dictionary files). + +If you wish to make use of the *AnkiConnect* functionality to create Japanese flash cards directly from your browser, +you must install the [AnkiConnect](https://foosoft.net/projects/anki-connect) extension first. If you already have +[Yomichan](https://foosoft.net/projects/yomichan) installed, AnkiConnect can be used after it is enabled in the plugin +preferences. ## Usage ## 1. Click on the Yomichan browser action button in the upper right corner of the window (labeled ヨミ). -2. Hold down the `Shift` or the middle mouse button while you move your mouse over Japanese text. +2. Hold down the <kbd>Shift</kbd> or the middle mouse button while you move your mouse over Japanese text. 3. Resize the definition window by dragging the bottom right corner of the window. 4. Clicking on a Kanji will display the Kanji information page, including a Kanji stroke diagram. -5. If you are using [AnkiConnect](/projects/yomichan), you will see buttons that can be used to create flash cards. +5. Users of [AnkiConnect](https://foosoft.net/projects/anki-connect) will see buttons that can be used to create cards. 6. Right click on the Yomichan browser action button and select *Options* to configure the extension. ## Screenshots ## |