Disable Overscroll History

Prevent horizontal scrolling from triggering forward / backward page navigation.

Disable Overscroll History - Chrome Extension

"Disable Overscroll History" is a Chrome extension designed to prevent accidental forward and backward page navigation caused by horizontal overscroll. Since Chrome 80, the ability to disable this feature was removed, leading to potential frustration and data loss. This extension uses the `overscroll-behavior` CSS property to maintain a smooth browsing experience across most websites. Note that refreshing your tabs after installation is required, and some built-in browser pages may still exhibit overscroll navigation.

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By: codesmith32

Users: 720

Rating: 5.00

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Version: 1.0 (Last updated: 2024-01-07)

Creation date: 2024-01-07

Risk impact: Low risk impact

Risk likelihood:

Moderate risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Size: 10.38K

Email: co*****@gmail.com

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# 35,668 ▲ 266

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#2237 in Accessibility ▲ 9 #22 in disable keyword 36 ▲ 1 #38 in override keyword 22 ▲ 1 #62 in navigation keyword 11 ▲ 4 #209 in history keyword 26 ▲ 6

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Extension summary

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Since Chrome 80, horizontal overscroll navigation has - for now - become impossible to disable (due to the removal of the overscroll-history-navigation flag; see https://issuetracker.google.com/u/1/issues/172341945)

This extension simply utilizes the overscroll-behavior CSS property to prevent overscroll navigation to help avoid frustration and accidental data loss.

Notice: You will need to refresh tabs after install to apply behavior. Specific websites may also opt back in to navigation behavior by force-overriding overscroll-behavior (not likely but possible). The plugin may also not run on certain built-in browser pages, like chrome://settings, where you will still see overscroll navigation occur. The aim of this plugin is to override the default behavior for most websites to help avoid frustration and data loss where possible without excessive permissions. This plugin uses a single tiny CSS file.

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