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Safari’s reader mode is good for this. All you have to do is long press the icon on the left edge of the address bar.

by argsnd 5mo ago

Jolter 5mo ago
Yes, it’s a great workaround but website owners should not make me do that.
dwayne_dibley 5mo ago
LONG PRESS????!?! you legend. How does one find these things out.
- Jolter 5mo ago
  Like this, by word of mouth. That’s how Apple has done UI design since they stopped printing paper manuals. - ctrl-shift-. to show hidden files on macOS - pull down to see search box (iOS 18) - swipe from top right corner for flashlight button - swipe up from lower middle for home screen Etc, etc
  - galad87 5mo ago
    Long press is a shortcut, the longer way is to click on the icon beside the url and tap/click the enormous "reader mode" button.
    - the-grump 5mo ago
      That's what I've done for years. Long pressing is much more pleasant. I wish Apple would give us a hint rather than requiring us to chance upon this recommendation on HN.
      - NetMageSCW 5mo ago
        That’s a nice use for AI - pop up hints when it sees you using the long way a few times. The problem is Apple’s hints keep popping up even after you say no thanks or it’s fine.
  - myself248 5mo ago
    It's so intuitive, how could I have missed that?
    - doubled112 5mo ago
      Good old iOS and hidden features. Great discoverability. Long press those, swipe that, gesture this. I have a gesture for whoever decided "find in page" should go under share.
      - rogerrogerr 5mo ago
        > I have a gesture for whoever decided "find in page" should go under share. You can also just type your search term into the normal address bar and there's an item at the bottom of the list for "on this page - find <search>". I'd never even seen the find-in-page button under share.
        NetMageSCW 5mo ago
        That would be so much better if Find in page was the first item not the last.
  - Confiks 5mo ago
    Not restricted to Apple, but TIL: Double-clicking on a word an keeping the second click pressed, then dragging, allows you to select per word instead of per character.
- asimovDev 5mo ago
  cmd+shift+R for reader mode if you prefer a keyboard shortcut
- finger 5mo ago
  So that’s why Reader mode sometimes shows up directly when I click on the icon, I must be long clicking it by accident.

Safari’s reader mode is good for this. All you have to do is long press the icon on the left edge of the address bar.

by argsnd 5mo ago

Safari’s reader mode is good for this. All you have to do is long press the icon on the left edge of the address bar.

Jolter 5mo ago

Yes, it’s a great workaround but website owners should not make me do that.

dwayne_dibley 5mo ago

LONG PRESS????!?! you legend. How does one find these things out.

Jolter 5mo ago
Like this, by word of mouth. That’s how Apple has done UI design since they stopped printing paper manuals. - ctrl-shift-. to show hidden files on macOS - pull down to see search box (iOS 18) - swipe from top right corner for flashlight button - swipe up from lower middle for home screen Etc, etc
- galad87 5mo ago
  Long press is a shortcut, the longer way is to click on the icon beside the url and tap/click the enormous "reader mode" button.
  - the-grump 5mo ago
    That's what I've done for years. Long pressing is much more pleasant. I wish Apple would give us a hint rather than requiring us to chance upon this recommendation on HN.
    - NetMageSCW 5mo ago
      That’s a nice use for AI - pop up hints when it sees you using the long way a few times. The problem is Apple’s hints keep popping up even after you say no thanks or it’s fine.
- myself248 5mo ago
  It's so intuitive, how could I have missed that?
  - doubled112 5mo ago
    Good old iOS and hidden features. Great discoverability. Long press those, swipe that, gesture this. I have a gesture for whoever decided "find in page" should go under share.
    - rogerrogerr 5mo ago
      > I have a gesture for whoever decided "find in page" should go under share. You can also just type your search term into the normal address bar and there's an item at the bottom of the list for "on this page - find <search>". I'd never even seen the find-in-page button under share.
      - NetMageSCW 5mo ago
        That would be so much better if Find in page was the first item not the last.
- Confiks 5mo ago
  Not restricted to Apple, but TIL: Double-clicking on a word an keeping the second click pressed, then dragging, allows you to select per word instead of per character.
asimovDev 5mo ago
cmd+shift+R for reader mode if you prefer a keyboard shortcut
finger 5mo ago
So that’s why Reader mode sometimes shows up directly when I click on the icon, I must be long clicking it by accident.