Keep Amazon's search bar active and allow proper text highlighting/editing, using a lightweight self-healing observer only when needed.
// ==UserScript==
// @name Amazon Search Bar Highlight Fix
// @namespace fixThisAmazonSeriously
// @version 1.3
// @description Keep Amazon's search bar active and allow proper text highlighting/editing, using a lightweight self-healing observer only when needed.
// @author Max Lemkin
// @match https://*.amazon.com/*
// @grant none
// @license MIT
// ==/UserScript==
(function() {
'use strict';
function applyFix(searchInput) {
if (!searchInput || searchInput.dataset.fixApplied) return;
searchInput.dataset.fixApplied = "true";
let mouseDownInside = false;
searchInput.addEventListener('mousedown', () => {
mouseDownInside = true;
});
document.addEventListener('mouseup', () => {
if (mouseDownInside) {
setTimeout(() => {
searchInput.focus();
mouseDownInside = false;
}, 0);
}
});
searchInput.addEventListener('blur', (e) => {
if (mouseDownInside) {
e.stopImmediatePropagation();
setTimeout(() => searchInput.focus(), 0);
}
}, true);
console.log('Fix applied to search bar');
}
function init() {
const searchInput = document.getElementById('twotabsearchtextbox');
if (searchInput) {
applyFix(searchInput);
} else {
// Start temporary observer only if the box is missing
const observer = new MutationObserver(() => {
const found = document.getElementById('twotabsearchtextbox');
if (found) {
applyFix(found);
observer.disconnect(); // Stop watching once fixed
console.log("Observer disconnected (search bar found)");
}
});
observer.observe(document.body, { childList: true, subtree: true });
console.log("Observer enabled (waiting for search bar)");
}
}
// Initial run
if (document.readyState === 'complete' || document.readyState === 'interactive') {
init();
} else {
window.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', init);
}
})();