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Sort character lists alphabetically

The character lists are not sorted alphabetically, making finding characters in the more difficult than it should be. This script sorts them across the page.

2023-08-01 يوللانغان نەشرى. ئەڭ يېڭى نەشرىنى كۆرۈش.

// ==UserScript==
// @name         Sort character lists alphabetically
// @namespace    http://f-list.net/c/Grimokk
// @version      1.0
// @description  The character lists are not sorted alphabetically, making finding characters in the more difficult than it should be. This script sorts them across the page.
// @author       Grimokk
// @match        https://www.f-list.net/*
// @icon         https://www.google.com/s2/favicons?sz=64&domain=f-list.net
// @grant        none
// @license      MIT
// ==/UserScript==


(function() {
    'use strict';

    function _gmSortCharacterList(target) {

        //https://stackoverflow.com/questions/13033472/ordering-a-select-with-javascript-without-jquery
        var sorted = Array.prototype.slice.call(target.options).sort(function(a, b) {
            if(a.label < b.label) return -1;
            if(a.label > b.label) return 1;
            return 0;
        });

        for(var i = 0; i < sorted.length; i++) {
            target.add(sorted[i]);
        }

    }

    // get element used to fill in character lists on note page
    var _gmCharListNotes = document.getElementById("NoteVarCharacters");
    var _gmCharListOther = document.getElementsByName("character_id");

    // only try sorting this if the element actually exists
    if(_gmCharListNotes) {
        _gmSortCharacterList(_gmCharListNotes);
    }

    // only try sorting this if the element actually exists and is a select element
    if(_gmCharListOther && _gmCharListOther.length > 0 && _gmCharListOther[0].type === "select-one") {
        _gmSortCharacterList(_gmCharListOther[0]);
    }

})();