Hacker News Comment Highlighter

Highlights unread comments in Hacker News threads

What is Hacker News Comment Highlighter?

Hacker News Comment Highlighter is a Chrome extension developed by Jonathan Bergknoff, and its main feature is "Highlights unread comments in Hacker News threads".

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Extension Usage Instructions

                        This Chrome extension keeps track of which comments you've seen in a given Hacker News thread, and then highlights the new comments when you return to the page. This is useful when you are following an active thread and just want to read what's new.

This extension is open source. The source code is available at https://github.com/jbergknoff/hn-comment-highlighter.                    

Extension Basic Information

Name Hacker News Comment Highlighter Hacker News Comment Highlighter
ID acgehogfllndeafpieloojhdmpffbjnb
Official URL https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/hacker-news-comment-highl/acgehogfllndeafpieloojhdmpffbjnb
Description Highlights unread comments in Hacker News threads
File Size 13.14 KB
Installation Count 45
Current Version 1.0.1
Last Updated 2015-08-06
Publish Date 2015-08-06
Rating 5.00/5 Total 1 Ratings
Developer Jonathan Bergknoff
Payment Type free
Extension Website https://github.com/jbergknoff/hn-comment-highlighter
Supported Languages en
manifest.json
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    "description": "Highlights unread comments in Hacker News threads",
    "version": "1.0.1",
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    },
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                "https:\/\/news.ycombinator.com\/item?*"
            ],
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            ],
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            ]
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}