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make youtube caption selectable

Use this script if you want be able to select youtube captions/subtitles! source: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/40165879/how-make-youtube-subtitles-selectable

  1. // ==UserScript==
  2. // @name         make youtube caption selectable
  3. // @namespace    none
  4. // @version      0.3
  5. // @description  Use this script if you want be able to select youtube captions/subtitles! source: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/40165879/how-make-youtube-subtitles-selectable
  6. // @author       ilya, edr1412
  7. // @match        https://www.youtube.com/*
  8. // @grant        none
  9. // @license      MIT
  10. // ==/UserScript==
  11.  
  12. !function() {
  13.   setInterval(make_subtitles_selectable, 750);
  14.   function make_subtitles_selectable(){
  15.     elem=document.querySelector("div.caption-window");
  16.     if(elem!=null){
  17.         elem.addEventListener("mousedown", function (event) {
  18.             event.stopPropagation();
  19.         }, true);
  20.         elem.setAttribute("draggable", "false");
  21.         elem.style.userSelect="text";
  22.         /* For Safari */
  23.         elem.style.WebkitUserSelect="text";
  24.         elem.style.cursor="text";
  25.         elem.setAttribute("selectable", "true");
  26.     }
  27.     elem=document.querySelector("span.ytp-caption-segment:not([selectable='true']");
  28.     if(elem!=null){
  29.         elem.style.userSelect="text";
  30.         /* For Safari */
  31.         elem.style.WebkitUserSelect="text";
  32.         elem.style.cursor="text";
  33.         elem.setAttribute("selectable", "true");
  34.     }
  35.     elem=document.querySelector("#caption-window-1:not([selectable='true']");
  36.     if(elem!=null){
  37.         elem.addEventListener("mousedown", function (event) {
  38.             event.stopPropagation();
  39.         }, true);
  40.         elem.setAttribute("selectable", "true");
  41.         elem.setAttribute("draggable", "false");
  42.     }
  43. }
  44. }()