Edge-MyWordBook

Word Saver Extension

Save selected text or PDF content with ease.

Features

• Automatically detects if the current page is a PDF.
• Supports extracting and saving text from PDF files.
• Allows users to save selected text on any webpage using the Alt+Q shortcut.
• Logs selected text or extracted PDF content in the console for debugging.
• Lightweight and efficient, without unnecessary UI clutter.

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Installation & Usage (English)

1. Installation

1. Clone or download this repository.
2. Go to edge://extensions/.
3. Enable Developer mode (toggle switch in the top-right corner).
4. Click Load unpacked and select the extension folder.

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2. How to Use

For Normal Web Pages

1. Select some text on any webpage.
2. Press Alt+Q to save the selected text.
3. The saved text will be logged in the browser console and sent to the background script for further handling.

For PDF Files

1. Open a PDF file in your browser.
2. The extension automatically redirects to a custom PDF Viewer.
3. Press Alt+Q to extract the entire text content of the PDF and save it.
4. The extracted text will be logged in the browser console and sent to the background script.

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3. Debugging

• Open the browser Developer Tools (F12).
• Check the Console tab for logs:
  • Selected text or extracted PDF content will be displayed.
  • Background script responses will also be logged here.

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安装与使用说明 (中文)

1. 安装步骤

1. 克隆或下载本仓库。
2. 打开浏览器的扩展程序页面：edge://extensions/。
3. 启用 开发者模式（页面右上角的开关）。
4. 点击 加载已解压的扩展程序，选择扩展程序所在的文件夹。

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2. 使用方法

对于普通网页

1. 在任意网页上选中一段文字。
2. 按下快捷键 Alt+Q 即可保存选中的文本。
3. 保存的文本会显示在浏览器的控制台，并发送到后台脚本进行进一步处理。
4. 点击插件图标，点击下载文件，即可下载 浏览器打开后 你所选中 并 alt+Q 的 excel文件（为啥是excel? 方便背单词）。

对于 PDF 文件

1. 在浏览器中打开 PDF 文件。
2. 扩展程序会自动重定向到自定义的 PDF 查看器。
3. 按下快捷键 Alt+Q，提取 PDF 的全部文本内容并保存。
4. 提取的文本内容会显示在浏览器的控制台，并发送到后台脚本。
5. 点击插件图标，点击下载文件，即可下载 浏览器打开后 你所选中 并 alt+Q 的 excel文件。

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3. 调试

• 打开浏览器的 开发者工具（快捷键 F12）。
• 在 控制台（Console） 标签中可以查看以下内容：
  • 选中的文本或提取的 PDF 内容。
  • 后台脚本的响应信息。

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Current Features (当前功能)

• Text Selection:
  • Detects selected text on normal web pages.
  • Allows saving selected text using the Alt+Q shortcut.
• PDF Detection:
  • Automatically detects if the current page is a PDF.
  • Redirects to a custom PDF Viewer for enhanced handling.
• PDF Extraction:
  • Extracts the entire text content of a PDF file.
  • Logs extracted text in the console and sends it to the background script.
• Keyboard Shortcuts:
  • Alt+Q is the universal shortcut for saving selected text or PDF content.
• Lightweight & Clean UI:
  • No additional clutter or UI components; operates in the background.

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Limitations (当前限制)

1. Cross-Origin Restrictions:
   • For security reasons, some PDFs hosted on third-party websites might not be accessible due to CORS issues.
2. UI Notifications:
   • No visual notifications for save actions on some websites; relies on console logging.

Contact

For any issues or feature requests, feel free to open an issue in this repository.