Scroll Theater Mode Video

Automatically scrolls to the top of the video if it's in theater mode

You will need to install an extension such as Tampermonkey, Greasemonkey or Violentmonkey to install this script.

You will need to install an extension such as Tampermonkey or Violentmonkey to install this script.

You will need to install an extension such as Tampermonkey or Violentmonkey to install this script.

You will need to install an extension such as Tampermonkey or Userscripts to install this script.

You will need to install an extension such as Tampermonkey to install this script.

You will need to install a user script manager extension to install this script.

(I already have a user script manager, let me install it!)

You will need to install an extension such as Stylus to install this style.

You will need to install an extension such as Stylus to install this style.

You will need to install an extension such as Stylus to install this style.

You will need to install a user style manager extension to install this style.

You will need to install a user style manager extension to install this style.

You will need to install a user style manager extension to install this style.

(I already have a user style manager, let me install it!)

// ==UserScript==
// @name        Scroll Theater Mode Video
// @description Automatically scrolls to the top of the video if it's in theater mode
// @version     4
// @namespace   https://github.com/insin/greasemonkey
// @grant       none
// @match       https://www.youtube.com/*
// ==/UserScript==

// Un-fix the header when not viewing fullscreen video so we can scroll past it
let $style = document.createElement('style')
$style.textContent = `
body:not(.no-scroll) #masthead-container {
  position: static !important;
}
body:not(.no-scroll) #page-manager {
  margin-top: 0 !important;
}
`
document.head.appendChild($style)

let player
let progressBar

let debug = false

function log(...args) {
  if (!debug) {
    return
  }
  console.log(...args)
}

/**
 * @returns {Promise<HTMLElement>}
 */
function getElement(selector, {
  name = null,
  target = document,
} = {}) {
  return new Promise((resolve) => {
    let rafId

    function stop($element) {
      if (rafId) {
        cancelAnimationFrame(rafId)
      }
      resolve($element)
    }

    function queryElement() {
      let $element = target.querySelector(selector)
      if ($element) {
        stop($element)
      }
      else {
        rafId = requestAnimationFrame(queryElement)
      }
    }

    queryElement()
  })
}

function scrollIfTheaterMode() {
  log('scrollIfTheaterMode', {theater: player.getAttribute('theater')})
  if (player.getAttribute('theater') != null) {
    log({'window.innerWidth': window.innerWidth})
    if (window.innerWidth < 650) {
      // For my cusyom "YouTube Corner (Small)" Sizer setting (width: 643, height: 412)
      window.scrollTo({top: 121})
    }
    else {
      // For my "YouTube Corner" Sizer setting (width: 874, height: 542)
      // This is the smallest size theater mode videos will go without shrinking
      // (in Firefox on Windows 10 with default UI settings at least :p)
      window.scrollTo({top: 56})
    }
  }
}

function handleNavigation() {
  log('handleNavigation', {hidden: progressBar.getAttribute('hidden')})
  if (progressBar.getAttribute('hidden') != null) {
    scrollIfTheaterMode()
  }
}

async function waitForPlayer() {
  log('waiting for player')
  player = await getElement('ytd-watch-flexy')
  log('got player', {player})
  scrollIfTheaterMode()
  new MutationObserver(scrollIfTheaterMode).observe(player, {
    attributes: true,
    attributesFilter: ['theater'],
  })
}

async function waitForProgressBar() {
  log('waiting for progress bar')
  progressBar = await getElement('yt-page-navigation-progress')
  log('got progress bar', {progressBar})
  new MutationObserver(handleNavigation).observe(progressBar, {
    attributes: true,
    attributesFilter: ['hidden'],
  })
}

waitForPlayer()
waitForProgressBar()