https://github.com/eight04/select-text-inside-a-link-like-opera

Disable link dragging and select text.
https://github.com/eight04/select-text-inside-a-link-like-opera

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Disable link dragging and select text.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/eight04/select-text-inside-a-link-like-opera
• Owner: eight04
• License: mit
• Created: 2014-09-29T06:48:10.000Z (about 11 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2020-01-15T00:47:29.000Z (almost 6 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-03-01T19:22:20.540Z (9 months ago)
• Topics: javascript, userscript
• Language: JavaScript
• Size: 80.1 KB
• Stars: 26
• Watchers: 3
• Forks: 1
• Open Issues: 3
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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README

          
Select text inside a link like Opera

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[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.com/eight04/select-text-inside-a-link-like-opera.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.com/eight04/select-text-inside-a-link-like-opera)

By installing this script, you can select text inside a link without dragging them around if the cursor was moved horizontally.

![screenshot](https://i.imgur.com/f7TgRur.png)

![screenshot](https://i.imgur.com/NSqXG5n.png)

Installation

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[Greasy Fork](https://greasyfork.org/en/scripts/789-select-text-inside-a-link-like-opera)

Compatibility

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This script supports Firefox and Chrome. However, things become tricky in Firefox.

In Firefox, we can't detect the movement of the cursor *after* the mousedown event, so we actually use the movement *before* the mouse click. If you move the cursor vertically to a link, stop, then drag the link horizontally, the script will detect the movement as vertical and it won't prevent the link from being dragged.

Changelog

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* 6.0.0 (Jan 15, 2019)

  - Refactor.

  - Breaking: add a better movement tracker and always use it.

* 5.0.4 (Dec 22, 2019)

  - Fix: don't initiate multiple instances.

* 5.0.3 (Jun 6, 2019)

  - Fix: handle undraggable links.

* 5.0.1 (Jan 22, 2019)

  - Fix: compatible with XML/XHTML pages.

* 5.0.0 (Jan 20, 2019)

  - Rewrite.

  - Fix: don't collapse selection if the target is not a link.

* 4.0.12 (Nov 18, 2014)

	- Enhance: Only prevent click if text is selected.

  

* 4.0.11 (Nov 18, 2014)

	- Fix: Form button issue.

  

* 4.0.10 (Nov 17, 2014)

	- Fix: DeviantArt issue. Use capture on "mousedown".

  

* 4.0.9 (Nov 17, 2014)

	- Fix: Firefox clicking issue. (This might break some sites!)

  

* 4.0.8 (Nov 17, 2014)

	- Fix: No effect in firefox's responsive design viewer.

  

* 4.0.7 (Nov 17, 2014)

	- Support Chrome!

  

* 4.0.6 (Nov 12, 2014)

	- Fix: Unable to click links after selecting.

  

* 4.0.5 (Nov 11, 2014)

	- Fix: Unable to drag image.

  

* 4.0.4 (Oct 30, 2014)

	- Fix: Unable to drag selected text.

  

* 4.0.3 (Oct 19, 2014)

	- Cleanup some old code.

	- Add a new method to detect dragging direction.

  

* 4.0.2 (Oct 19, 2014)

	- Fix: Prevent click event when selecting.

  

* 4.0.1

	- Fix: Position calculating bug.

  

* 4.0 (Sep 29, 2014)

	- Now the script will only work if you drag horizontally.

  

* 3.0.1 (Aug 17, 2014)

	- Change the timing of uninit. Will uninit each time mouseup.

  

* 3.0 (Aug 17, 2014)

	- Rewrite with my coding style.