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Disable YouTube Spacebar Scrolling
// ==UserScript==
// @name Disable YouTube spacebar scrolling
// @namespace http://tampermonkey.net/
// @version 0.2
// @description Disables spacebar scrolling and forces it to pause the video instead
// @author HPZ07
// @match https://www.youtube.com/*
// @grant none
// ==/UserScript==
(function() {
'use strict';
window.addEventListener('keydown', function(e) {
if (e.keyCode === 32 && e.target === document.body && isWatchPage()) {
e.preventDefault();
var video = document.querySelector('video.html5-main-video');
if (video.currentTime > 0 && !video.paused && !video.ended) {
video.play();
} else {
video.pause();
}
}
});
function isWatchPage() {
return /^\/watch/.test(location.pathname);
}
})();
@f4T1H21
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f4T1H21 commented Nov 9, 2023

doesn't seem to work anymore after alt tabbing away and back in

Hey @alexwh I face the same problem, it doesn't work after alt tab and come back to youtube. Did you manage to solve this problem?

@davids74
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Is there a script that would add 'Copy Code' button to Github?

@HPZ07
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HPZ07 commented Nov 14, 2023

This should resolve the Alt-Tab issue.

Fix YouTube's Alt-Tab Pause/Play Issue

@f4T1H21
@alexwh Thanks for the suggestion.

@FujiwaraChoki
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AMAZING! 👍

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Erewon commented May 20, 2024

Thank you 🙏

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