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:globe_with_meridians: A Google Chrome extension that allows users to preview articles on Wikipedia and other wikis.

Home Page:https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/quickwiki/bbidbpklpaghmdjnlkkhkkobcbjgbkbd

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QuickWiki

A Google Chrome extension that allows users to become wiki-ninjas overnight by making it dead-simple to explore Wikipedia (or any other wiki on the web). When browsing Wikipedia or most wikis, simply Shift + Left Click any link to another wiki article to open it in a popup.

To install, visit the extension page on the Chrome Webstore.

Screenshots

Preview window (English Wikipedia)

Expanded preview (English Wikipedia)

Preview window (Japanese Wikipedia)

Minimized preview (English Wikipedia)

Features

  • Preview articles in ANY language, on ANY wiki across the Internet
  • Fullscreen wiki-browsing, for times when you're deep down a rabbit hole
  • Minimize preview window to remove clutter without losing your position in the previewed article
  • Open article in a new tab directly from the preview
  • Intelligent window positioning
  • Cute interface :)

Source code layout

  • script.js - the core file, handles all operations on the preview
  • background.js - to show the page action on appropriate wiki pages, and to handle disabling / enabling of the extension
  • manifest.json - Packaging-related file, needed for publishing to the webstore
  • *.css, *.png - look and feel, icons, etc.

See the developer docs for Google Chrome Extensions to learn more about how they're structured.

Bugs? Feature requests? Pull requests?

All of those are welcome. You can file issues or submit pull requests in this repository.

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:globe_with_meridians: A Google Chrome extension that allows users to preview articles on Wikipedia and other wikis.

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/quickwiki/bbidbpklpaghmdjnlkkhkkobcbjgbkbd


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