- Source Code: https://github.com/dmillz/Comic-Text
- Extension: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/hfpglafkfedcnnojpioconphfcelcljj
- Author: David Mills
- Copyright: David Mills
- License: This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.
Comic Text is a Chrome extension that replaces the built-in Chrome tooltip to enable easier reading of the title-text for popular web comics, such as xkcd.
Get it for free from the Chrome Web Store
New! Comic Text is now capable of scanning the entire page and replacing tooltips for any page element, not just images. Turn on the option by accessing the Comic Text extension options.
In years past, Chrome's title text tooltips didn't last long enough to read the entirety of the mouseover title text on many popular web comics, such as xkcd. By default, Chrome's tooltips disappeared after about 5 seconds; but with Comic Text installed, they will last as long as your mouse remains over the image.
Chrome's default tooltip behavior was fixed in 2014, but this extension still improves tooltip behavior and enables customization of the appearance of the tooltip text for improved accessibility.
Yes! By default, the Comic Text will "just work" when browsing xkcd.com, and you may use the extension options to customize the styling of the popup, or to enable Comic Text on your other favorite sites.
Access the extension options by clicking [Puzzle Piece Icon] > Comic Text [3-dot menu] > Options)
The extension works by modifying the HTML/CSS of any pages that are on the whitelist. On image mouseover, the script removes any existing title text of the image in order to suppress the built-in tooltips, and then pops-up a new DOM element, cleverly styled to mimic the default Chrome tooltip.
The extension requires the "Your data on all websites" persmission so that it can modify the page you're browsing in this manner, but that's the only thing it does. It does not save any information (besides it's own options), nor does it communicate with the outside world.
If you find a bug, or just have a question, please submit it as an issue.
You may dismiss the Comic Text tooltip by right-clicking on it.
Thank you, Randall Munroe, for the hilarious web comic, and also for releasing your work under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.5 License. All of Comic Text's icons, images, screenshots, and inspiration have been derived from xkcd.
Copyright (c) David Mills.
This work is released under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License. If you are using this code for commercial purposes, the attribution must be public and prominent.