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Stop Stealing My Shortcuts

Prevent websites from hijacking specific keyboard shortcuts, like Chrome Tab Switcher

  1. // ==UserScript==
  2. // @name         Stop Stealing My Shortcuts
  3. // @namespace    https://github.com/mariczne/stop-stealing-my-shortcuts
  4. // @version      0.1.2
  5. // @description  Prevent websites from hijacking specific keyboard shortcuts, like Chrome Tab Switcher
  6. // @license      MIT
  7. // @author       mariczne
  8. // @match        https://discord.com/*
  9. // @match        https://www.facebook.com
  10. // @match        https://app.slack.com/*
  11. // @icon         https://github.githubassets.com/pinned-octocat.svg
  12. // @supportURL   https://github.com/mariczne/stop-stealing-my-shortcuts/issues
  13. // @grant        none
  14. // ==/UserScript==
  15.  
  16. (function () {
  17.   "use strict";
  18.  
  19.   // List of shortcuts to prevent from hijacking
  20.   const blockedShortcuts = [
  21.     { key: "a", ctrl: false, shift: true, alt: false, meta: true }, // Cmd+Shift+A
  22.     { key: "a", ctrl: true, shift: true, alt: false, meta: false }, // Ctrl+Shift+A
  23.     // Add other shortcuts as needed
  24.   ];
  25.  
  26.   window.addEventListener(
  27.     "keydown",
  28.     function (event) {
  29.       if (!event.isTrusted) return; // Ignore events dispatched by this script
  30.  
  31.       for (const shortcut of blockedShortcuts) {
  32.         if (
  33.           event.key.toLowerCase() === shortcut.key.toLowerCase() &&
  34.           event.ctrlKey === shortcut.ctrl &&
  35.           event.shiftKey === shortcut.shift &&
  36.           event.altKey === shortcut.alt &&
  37.           event.metaKey === shortcut.meta
  38.         ) {
  39.           event.stopImmediatePropagation();
  40.  
  41.           if (document.activeElement) {
  42.             document.activeElement.blur(); // Remove focus from any element
  43.           }
  44.  
  45.           const newEvent = new KeyboardEvent("keydown", {
  46.             key: event.key,
  47.             code: event.code,
  48.             ctrlKey: event.ctrlKey,
  49.             shiftKey: event.shiftKey,
  50.             altKey: event.altKey,
  51.             metaKey: event.metaKey,
  52.             bubbles: true,
  53.             cancelable: true,
  54.           });
  55.  
  56.           window.setTimeout(() => {
  57.             document.dispatchEvent(newEvent);
  58.           }, 0);
  59.  
  60.           return;
  61.         }
  62.       }
  63.     },
  64.     true
  65.   );
  66. })();