What is Fokal?
Fokal is a accessibility chrome extension. it's a free extension , it has 6 active users since released its first version, it earns an average rating of 2.00 from 2 rated user, last update is 3726 days ago.
What’s new in version 8?
Fokal replaces your browsers text selection highlight with a visual upgrade that is easier on the eyes.
Most prominent feature is the ability to dim the background to emphasise your selection.
You can customize the shapes and visual appearance of your highlighting. The background dimmer can be changed individually from the sharp text highlight.
The extension uses a fullscreen HTML5 Canvas and will attempt to emulate the shape of your browsers selection as efficiently and accurately as possible, so that it works in a way that is very familiar to you already.
Nexii (the developer) has been using this for more than half a year and swears by it. By no means perfect, but once you use it you won't go back :)
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Version 8
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- Updated shape algorithms (Rounding works somewhat better)
- Added and enabled Selection settings
-- Similar to background dim settings, but you can also change line width
- Fixed selection colour
Version 7
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- Newer options backend
- Enabled Dim settings
- Added padding. You can control how far or close the background dim is
- Added blur. You can now blur the background dim, to avoid harsh edges
Version 4
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- Improved algorithm
- Hide Fokal when using right-click context menu, to avoid “Inspect” mode accidentally hitting the Fokal canvas
- Disabled all options temporarily while coming up with newer settings menu
How to install Fokal?
You could download the latest version crx file or older version files and install it.
Preview of Fokal
Technical Features:
- Latest Version: 8
- Requirements: Windows Chrome, Mac Chrome
- License: Free
- Latest update: Tuesday, March 4th, 2014
- Author: Nexii Malthus
Fokal Available languages:
English (UK).
FAQ
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What about others talk about fokal chrome extension?
100% user give 2-star rating. Read reviews of fokal
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How could i get help if there is something wrong with fokal chrome extension?
You could find more help information from fokal support page.
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How could i contact the developer of fokal chrome extension?
You could send emails to publisher, or check publisher's website.
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What are the required permissions for extensions?
- storage
More about manifest_file of fokal.
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How could i report abuse of fokal chrome extension?
You could click to report abuse of fokal.
Reviews of fokal:
It's definitely what Im looking for in idea point of view. But it's unusable for now:( Old selection is does kill all the benefits from that plugin. On some sites, like duckduckgo search page selection is randomly. Also it would be greate to have multi-selection. (Don't forget add custom shortcut, cause ctrl+click does appears as right click on mac:))
Good thought - bad realization: cancels 'copy' in the context menu