Select text inside a link like Opera

Disable link dragging and select text.

Author
eight
Daily installs
5
Total installs
10,354
Ratings
90 1 1
Version
6.0.0
Created
2014-05-11
Updated
2020-01-15
License
MIT
Applies to
All sites

Select text inside a link like Opera

Build Status

By installing this script, you can select text inside a link without dragging them around if the cursor was moved horizontally.

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Installation

Greasy Fork

Compatibility

This script supports Firefox and Chrome. However, things become tricky in Firefox.

In Firefox, we can't detect the movement of the cursor after the mousedown event, so we actually use the movement before the mouse click. If you move the cursor vertically to a link, stop, then drag the link horizontally, the script will detect the movement as vertical and it won't prevent the link from being dragged.

Changelog

  • 6.0.0 (Jan 15, 2019)

    • Refactor.
    • Breaking: add a better movement tracker and always use it.

  • 5.0.4 (Dec 22, 2019)

    • Fix: don't initiate multiple instances.

  • 5.0.3 (Jun 6, 2019)

    • Fix: handle undraggable links.

  • 5.0.1 (Jan 22, 2019)

    • Fix: compatible with XML/XHTML pages.

  • 5.0.0 (Jan 20, 2019)

    • Rewrite.
    • Fix: don't collapse selection if the target is not a link.

  • 4.0.12 (Nov 18, 2014)

    • Enhance: Only prevent click if text is selected.

  • 4.0.11 (Nov 18, 2014)

    • Fix: Form button issue.

  • 4.0.10 (Nov 17, 2014)

    • Fix: DeviantArt issue. Use capture on "mousedown".

  • 4.0.9 (Nov 17, 2014)

    • Fix: Firefox clicking issue. (This might break some sites!)

  • 4.0.8 (Nov 17, 2014)

    • Fix: No effect in firefox's responsive design viewer.

  • 4.0.7 (Nov 17, 2014)

    • Support Chrome!

  • 4.0.6 (Nov 12, 2014)

    • Fix: Unable to click links after selecting.

  • 4.0.5 (Nov 11, 2014)

    • Fix: Unable to drag image.

  • 4.0.4 (Oct 30, 2014)

    • Fix: Unable to drag selected text.

  • 4.0.3 (Oct 19, 2014)

    • Cleanup some old code.
    • Add a new method to detect dragging direction.

  • 4.0.2 (Oct 19, 2014)

    • Fix: Prevent click event when selecting.

  • 4.0.1

    • Fix: Position calculating bug.

  • 4.0 (Sep 29, 2014)

    • Now the script will only work if you drag horizontally.

  • 3.0.1 (Aug 17, 2014)

    • Change the timing of uninit. Will uninit each time mouseup.

  • 3.0 (Aug 17, 2014)

    • Rewrite with my coding style.