https://github.com/chrismooredev/d2l-tweaks

Adds a few Quality of Life tweaks to the online educational platform Brightspace Desire2Learn (D2L).
https://github.com/chrismooredev/d2l-tweaks

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Adds a few Quality of Life tweaks to the online educational platform Brightspace Desire2Learn (D2L).

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/chrismooredev/d2l-tweaks
• Owner: chrismooredev
• License: unlicense
• Created: 2020-09-15T17:42:11.000Z (about 4 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2021-01-22T18:25:29.000Z (almost 4 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2023-03-11T03:18:34.250Z (over 1 year ago)
• Topics: brightspace, d2l, tampermonkey
• Language: TypeScript
• Homepage:
• Size: 164 KB
• Stars: 4
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 3
• Open Issues: 1
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# D2L Tweaks

Adds a few Quality of Life tweaks to the online educational platform Brightspace Desire2Learn (D2L).

### Currently implemented (only affects pages under the Content section):

* Makes the content view page longer to accomodate zoomed out pages/taller displays.

* Replaces custom PDF/MP4 media viewers with the web browser's native viewers.

* Uses native PDF viewer for PDF-rendered MS Word/Excel documents.

	* (Google Chrome) Uses an in-browser document editor, if installed.

* If possible, replaces the title bar dropdown with direct links/buttons.

* For external pages, renders the page inside D2L rather than simply providing a link.

* Provides a link to go to the direct Quiz page.

### Planned:

* Enable hovering to show images, for the Table of Contents

## Installing:

1. Install Tampermonkey (for [Chrome](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/dhdgffkkebhmkfjojejmpbldmpobfkfo) or [Firefox](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/tampermonkey/)) or Greasemonkey (for [Firefox](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/greasemonkey/))

	* Note that this script is not actively tested to work with Firefox/Greasemonkey, though it should be largely compatible. Bugs should be raised on Github as issues or pull-requests.

2. Open [d2l-tweaks.user.js](https://github.com/csm123199/d2l-tweaks/raw/master/d2l-tweaks.user.js)

3. Tampermonkey/Greasemonkey should prompt you to install the script.

	* If enabled, the script should occasionally auto-update if new versions are released.

## Recommended Extensions

* HTML Video Keyboard Shortcuts (for [Chrome](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/llhmaciggnibnbdokidmbilklceaobae)) for shortcuts on embedded videos.

	* Notably, it adds '<' and '>' to adjust video playback speed.

* Office Editing for Docs, Sheets & Slides (for [Chrome](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/gbkeegbaiigmenfmjfclcdgdpimamgkj)) to enable in-browser interactive office documents.

	* If you have the extension but don't want this script to use it, find this line in the source and change it to `false`.

		* `OFFICE_DOCUMENTS_DIRECT_VIEW_USES_EXTENSION = true`

* Markdown Here (for [Chrome](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/elifhakcjgalahccnjkneoccemfahfoa), [Firefox](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/markdown-here/)) to enable authoring textboxes like Discussion board posts in markdown.

## Developing

* Clone the repository

* Run `npm install` in the repo's directory

* Edit code, and run `tsc` to compile it. (`tsc --watch` for it to auto-compile on changes)

* For quick iteration, you may want to install a [custom userscript](https://gist.github.com/csm123199/bdb49c7bd5973f99a41bb8532d34f055/raw/2bc4a93af6320abe0ff9642ee8813b3316fe87d9/test-d2l-tweaks.user.js) that loads the project from disk. (Change the path after the `@require`)