Select text inside a link like Opera

Disable link dragging and select text.

As of 2014-10-19. See the latest version.

Author
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Ratings
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Version
4.0.3
Created
2014-05-11
Updated
2014-10-19
License
N/A
Applies to
All sites

Select text inside a link like Opera

Disable link dragging and select text.

Info

With this script, Firefox can select text inside a link instead of dragging them around if the cursor moved horizontally.

Changelog

  • Version 4.0.3 (Oct 19, 2014)
    • Cleanup some old code.
    • Add a new method to detect dragging direction.
  • Version 4.0.2 (Oct 19, 2014)
    • Fix: Prevent click event when selecting.
  • Version 4.0.1
    • Fix: Position calculating bug.
  • Version 4.0 (Sep 29, 2014)
    • Now the script will only work if you drag horizontally.
  • Version 3.0.1 (Aug 17, 2014)
    • Change the timing of uninit. Will uninit each time mouseup.
  • Version 3.0 (Aug 17, 2014)
    • Rewrite with my coding style.