Middle clicking the search on youtube opens the results in a new tab
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// ==UserScript==
// @name Youtube Middle Click Search
// @version 1.3.6
// @description Middle clicking the search on youtube opens the results in a new tab
// @match *://www.youtube.com/*
// @require https://greasyfork.org/scripts/5679-wait-for-elements/code/Wait%20For%20Elements.js?version=22195
// @namespace https://greasyfork.org/users/649
// @grant GM_openInTab
// ==/UserScript==
console.log('started YMCS');
var process = function(element) {
console.log('found search button');
// setup references
var oldButton = document.querySelector("#search-btn"),
button = document.createElement('button'),
input = document.querySelector('#masthead-search-term');
// imitate old button style
button.appendChild(oldButton.firstChild.cloneNode(true));
button.firstChild.style.margin = '0 25px';
button.style.padding = '0';
button.className = oldButton.className;
button.setAttribute('type', 'button');
// insert new button and remove old
oldButton.parentNode.insertBefore(button, oldButton);
oldButton.remove();
// bind events
button.addEventListener('mousedown', function(e) {
if(e.button === 1) {
e.preventDefault();
}
}, false);
document.addEventListener('click', function(e) {
if(button.isEqualNode(e.target)) {
e.preventDefault();
if (input.value.trim() === '') return false;
var url = '/results?search_query=' + encodeURIComponent(input.value);
if(e.button === 1) {
console.log('opening');
GM_openInTab(url, false);
} else if(e.button === 0) {
window.location.href = url;
}
return false;
}
});
};
waitForElems('#search-btn', process, true);