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Reading Ruler Extension Gains Text-to-Speech and Redesigned Popup UI

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Developer Reading Ruler has released a significant update to its browser extension, introducing a full text-to-speech (TTS) system with controls for rate, pitch, and volume. The update also includes an auto-speak feature that triggers when a user changes their text selection, as well as support for reading text from input fields and textareas. The popup interface has been completely redesigned with separate cards for ruler and TTS settings, new shortcut pills, and a refreshed visual style featuring glass-style panels and a new color system. Under-the-hood improvements include clean TypeScript builds, fixed CSS errors, and updated manifest permissions. The extension, aimed at accessibility and focus use cases, has been downloaded by 13 users since its release and is available as Reading Ruler v1.2.

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