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# 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 ##
-[![Vocabulary definitions](img/vocab-thumb.png)](img/vocab.png)
-[![Kanji information](img/kanji-thumb.png)](img/kanji.png)
-[![Options page](img/options-thumb.png)](img/options.png)
-
-## Build Requirements ##
-
-* Python 3
-* [Handlebars](https://www.npmjs.com/package/handlebars)
-* 7-zip
+[![Vocabulary definitions](https://foosoft.net/projects/yomichan-chrome/img/vocab-thumb.png)](https://foosoft.net/projects/yomichan-chrome/img/vocab.png)
+[![Kanji information](https://foosoft.net/projects/yomichan-chrome/img/kanji-thumb.png)](https://foosoft.net/projects/yomichan-chrome/img/kanji.png)
+[![Options page](https://foosoft.net/projects/yomichan-chrome/img/options-thumb.png)](https://foosoft.net/projects/yomichan-chrome/img/options.png)
## License ##