Enhanced Reading Mode for Emacs

Enhanced Reading Mode is an Emacs minor mode that enhances readability by highlighting the initial characters of each word in a customizable way. This mode is inspired by techniques to improve reading speed and comprehension.

Screenshot

Features

Customizable number of characters to highlight.
Customizable font weight for highlighted characters.
Automatically updates highlights as you type.

Installation

You can install enhanced-reading-mode using popular package managers such as Straight and Elpaca. Choose the method that suits your preference:

Manual

Download the enhanced-reading-mode.el file and save it to a directory of your choice.
Add the following lines to your Emacs configuration file (.emacs or init.el):

(add-to-list 'load-path "path/to/directory/containing/enhanced-reading-mode.el")
(require 'enhanced-reading-mode)

Straight

(straight-use-package
  '(enhanced-reading-mode :type git :host github :repo "kborling/enhanced-reading-mode"))
;; Using the use-package integration
(use-package enhanced-reading-mode
  :straight (enhanced-reading-mode :host github :repo "kborling/enhanced-reading-mode" :files ("*.el")))

Elpaca

(use-package enhanced-reading-mode
  :ensure (enhanced-reading-mode :host github :repo "kborling/enhanced-reading-mode" :files ("*.el")))

Doom Emacs

(package! enhanced-reading-mode
  :recipe (:host github :repo "kborling/enhanced-reading-mode"))

Spacemacs

(enhanced-reading-mode :location (recipe :fetcher github :repo "kborling/enhanced-reading-mode"))

Customization

Highlight Length

The number of characters to highlight at the start of each word can be customized using the enhanced-reading-highlight-length variable.

(setq enhanced-reading-highlight-length 4)

Font Weight

The font weight of the highlighted text can be customized using the enhanced-reading-font-weight variable. Available options are:

ultra-heavy
heavy
ultra-bold
bold
semi-bold
medium

For example:

(setq enhanced-reading-font-weight 'ultra-bold)

Example Configuration

Here is an example configuration for your .emacs or init.el:

(add-to-list 'load-path "path/to/enhanced-reading-mode.el")
(require 'enhanced-reading-mode)

;; Customize the highlight length and font weight
(setq enhanced-reading-highlight-length 4)
(setq enhanced-reading-font-weight 'ultra-bold)

;; Enable Enhanced Reading Mode by default in text mode
(add-hook 'text-mode-hook 'enhanced-reading-mode)

Usage

Toggle the mode: M-x enhanced-reading-mode
Customize settings: M-x customize-group RET enhanced-reading

Contributions

Contributions, bug reports, and feature requests are welcome. Please feel free to submit a pull request or open an issue on the GitHub repository.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

Enjoy an enhanced reading experience with Emacs!

Provide feedback

Saved searches

Use saved searches to filter your results more quickly