Welcome to biReader Parallel Reading System.
Features:
- Synchronized reading of left and right panes
- Automatic vertical scaling of left and right panes
- Click on or tap a sentence to hear it read aloud
- Click-and-drag over multiple sentences to hear them read aloud
- Long-click or long-tap a word to see its definition
- Adjustable font size, weight, and speaking speed
To load content:
- Select texts from online library
- Select files from local storage
- Drag-and-drop files, or
- Paste text to right and/or left pane
Requirements:
A recent release of Chrome, Firefox, Safari, or Edge on:
- Desktop (Windows, Mac, Linux)
- Tablet (Android, iPad)
- Phone (Android, iPhone)
Credits:
If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants. - Sir Isaac Newton
- StackOverflow for reducing problem time-to-solution from days or weeks to minutes
- FontAwesome for clickable symbols used in biReader's controls
- jQuery selectBox for providing a workable selectbox for mobile
- guessLanguage.js for making it dead simple to determine a text's language
- Justin Meyer of Bitovi for inspiring me to learn (much) more about JavaScript
- Testing on a vast number of web browsers and platforms, courtesy of BrowserStack.
