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Overrides browser APIs to disable touch-based UI adjustments in Discourse forums.
// ==UserScript==
// @name Discourse: Disable Touch Detection
// @namespace https://musicbrainz.org/user/chaban
// @version 1.0
// @description Overrides browser APIs to disable touch-based UI adjustments in Discourse forums.
// @tag ai-created
// @author chaban
// @license MIT
// @match https://community.metabrainz.org/*
// @run-at document-start
// @grant none
// ==/UserScript==
const SCRIPT_NAME = GM.info.script.name;
(function() {
'use strict';
// --- Shim 1: Modern Touch Detection (any-pointer: coarse) ---
// This is the primary method used in recent Discourse versions.
const TARGETED_QUERY = '(any-pointer: coarse)';
const originalMatchMedia = window.matchMedia;
window.matchMedia = function(query) {
if (query === TARGETED_QUERY) {
console.log(`[${SCRIPT_NAME}] Spoofing result for modern touch query: '${query}'`);
return {
matches: false,
media: query,
addListener: () => {},
removeListener: () => {},
addEventListener: () => {},
removeEventListener: () => {},
dispatchEvent: () => true,
};
}
return originalMatchMedia.call(this, query);
};
// --- Shim 2: Legacy Touch Detection (maxTouchPoints & ontouchstart) ---
// This provides backward compatibility for older Discourse versions.
try {
Object.defineProperty(navigator, 'maxTouchPoints', {
get: () => 0,
configurable: true,
});
if ('ontouchstart' in window) {
delete window.ontouchstart;
}
console.log(`[${SCRIPT_NAME}] Applied legacy touch detection shims (maxTouchPoints, ontouchstart).`);
} catch (e) {
console.error(`[${SCRIPT_NAME}] Failed to apply legacy shims.`, e);
}
})();