enable-selection

Enable Selection in some websites which block selection by mouse to open context menu and copy. This small (only ~20 lines of…

What is enable-selection?

'Enable-Selection' is a minimalistic Chrome extension, efficient at enabling mouse text selection and copying in websites that block such actions. Working in a broad range of sites, it restores basic browser functionalities that are obscured by specific webpage scripts. Ideal for sites with loading delays, this tool either waits till loading completion or activates with Esc key input.

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By: limkokhole

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Users: 3,000+

Rating: 4.00 (19)

Version: 1.1 (Last updated: 2019-01-11)

Creation date: 2019-01-07

Risk impact: Low risk impact

Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Size: 12.14K

Email: li*****@gmail.com

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Chrome-Stats Rank

# 17262 ▼ 222

Other rankings

#4152 in Accessibility ▲ 11 #8 in selection keyword 26 #273 in loading keyword 20 ▼ 4

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Summary

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Enable Selection in some websites which block selection by mouse to open context menu and copy.

This small (only ~20 lines of code) extension performs basic anti-anti-selection when website blocking selection to copy and open context menu.

Example of working websites are: [1] https://cn.cari.com.my [2] http://chinapress.com.my [3] http://sinchew.com.my [4] http://guangming.com.my [5] http://www.enanyang.my [6] http://dynamicdrive.com/dynamicindex9/noright.htm [7] https://www.zhihu.com [8] https://www.qidian.com

Tip: This extension might no effect If the web page still loading, in that, case, either wait for the page loaded OR press "Esc" key to stop loading immediately.

User reviews

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Pros

Works effectively for enabling text selection on various websites
Better performance than other comparable extensions
Works effectively on specific sites when set

Cons

Can cause certain functionalities on websites to be disabled such as right-click options on Google Drive and in Google Sheets
Can cause errors on certain websites like Yandex mail and quicken app
Expects jQuery to operate and can cause an error if the site does not use jQuery

Most mentioned

Disables right-click or other functionalities in some websites
Functional on specific sites
Requires jQuery for functioning

Recent reviews

Just works! Thanks!

Lior Mor, 2023-08-25

Found a bug! When trying to setup filter in my mail site: https://mail.yandex.by/?uid= ... #setup/filters-create , I cant see drop-down list with this extension! It was difficult to understand that the problem is caused by this extension, but it's a fact. Solved when disabled.