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@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@ # Yomichan for Chrome # -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 +Yomichan for Chrome 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](https://foosoft.net/projects/yomichan) plugin that I developed for -[Anki](http://ankisrs.net/) when I was starting to learn Japanese back in 2011. +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> @@ -14,13 +14,12 @@ natural evolution of the [Yomichan](https://foosoft.net/projects/yomichan) plugi 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 -[Git LFS](https://git-lfs.github.com/) installed (it is required to download the included dictionary files). +can also clone the [repository on GitHub](https://github.com/FooSoft/yomichan-chrome), provided that you have have [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. +[Yomichan](https://foosoft.net/projects/yomichan) installed, AnkiConnect can be used after it is enabled in the plugin preferences. ## Usage ## @@ -28,20 +27,14 @@ preferences. 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. Users of [AnkiConnect](https://foosoft.net/projects/anki-connect) will see buttons that can be used to create cards. +5. Users of [AnkiConnect](https://foosoft.net/projects/anki-connect) will see buttons that can be used to create new flash cards. 6. Right click on the Yomichan browser action button and select *Options* to configure the extension. ## Screenshots ## -[](img/vocab.png) -[](img/kanji.png) -[](img/options.png) - -## Build Requirements ## - -* Python 3 -* [Handlebars](https://www.npmjs.com/package/handlebars) -* 7-zip +[](https://foosoft.net/projects/yomichan-chrome/img/vocab.png) +[](https://foosoft.net/projects/yomichan-chrome/img/kanji.png) +[](https://foosoft.net/projects/yomichan-chrome/img/options.png) ## License ## |