PreventPageVisibility

Block websites from knowing if you switched tabs/windows

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Review: OK - script works, but has bugs

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Posted: 03-05-2022

This is a really nice thing, but I've noticed that (in FireFox at least) it causes "pop-up" page elements not to go away.

I don't really mean actual pop-ups, more 'mouseover' alerts that would normally disappear once you've moved along.

Examples are:

  • Tooltips on YouTube videos - If you mouseover like/dislike the tooltip remains.
  • Video Animated GIFs on YouTube - If you mouseover a video in your feed it animates and never stops.
  • Likes/Reactions on LinkedIn - If you mouseover like/dislike the reaction menu remains.
  • LinkedIn Avatar - If you mouseover a user's avatar in LinkedIn their mini-profile remains.

I'm not saying any of this as a nag, or a nasty comment, I will definitely keep this script running. However I think if you can overcome this issue, it'll be phenomenally good.

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