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JavaScript bookmarklet to click an element and copy its text contents. See https://makandracards.com/makandra/46962
var overlay = document.createElement('div');
Object.assign(overlay.style, {
position: 'fixed',
top: 0,
left: 0,
width: '100vw',
height: '100vh',
zIndex: 99999999,
background: 'transparent',
cursor: 'crosshair'
});
document.body.append(overlay);
function copyToClipboard(textToCopy) {
// navigator clipboard api needs a secure context (https)
if (navigator.clipboard && window.isSecureContext) {
// navigator clipboard api method'
return navigator.clipboard.writeText(textToCopy);
} else {
// text area method
let textArea = document.createElement("textarea");
textArea.value = textToCopy;
// make the textarea out of viewport
textArea.style.position = "fixed";
textArea.style.left = "-999999px";
textArea.style.top = "-999999px";
document.body.appendChild(textArea);
textArea.focus();
textArea.select();
return new Promise((res, rej) => {
// here the magic happens
document.execCommand('copy') ? res() : rej();
textArea.remove();
});
}
};
function getElement(event) {
overlay.style.pointerEvents = 'none';
var element = document.elementFromPoint(event.clientX, event.clientY);
overlay.style.pointerEvents = 'auto';
return element;
}
document.addEventListener('mousemove', function(event) {
var element = getElement(event);
if (!element) return;
var position = element.getBoundingClientRect();
Object.assign(overlay.style, {
background: 'rgba(0, 128, 255, 0.25)',
outline: '1px solid rgba(0, 128, 255, 0.5)',
top: '' + position.top + 'px',
left: '' + position.left + 'px',
width: '' + position.width + 'px',
height: '' + position.height + 'px'
});
});
overlay.addEventListener('click', function(event) {
var element = getElement(event);
var text = element.textContent || element.value;
text = text.replace(/\n[ \n]+\n/g, "\n").replace(/\n\n+/g, "\n\n").replace(/^\n+|\n+$/g, '');
if (!text.match("\n")) text = text.replace(/^ +| +$/, '')
copyToClipboard(text);
document.body.removeChild(overlay);
});
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jdehorty commented Jun 1, 2021

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javascript:void function(){function a(a){if(navigator.clipboard&&window.isSecureContext)return navigator.clipboard.writeText(a);else{let b=document.createElement("textarea");return b.value=a,b.style.position="fixed",b.style.left="-999999px",b.style.top="-999999px",document.body.appendChild(b),b.focus(),b.select(),new Promise((a,c)=>{document.execCommand("copy")?a():c(),b.remove()})}}function b(a){c.style.pointerEvents="none";var b=document.elementFromPoint(a.clientX,a.clientY);return c.style.pointerEvents="auto",b}var c=document.createElement("div");Object.assign(c.style,{position:"fixed",top:0,left:0,width:"100vw",height:"100vh",zIndex:99999999,background:"transparent",cursor:"crosshair"}),document.body.append(c);document.addEventListener("mousemove",function(a){var d=b(a);if(d){var e=d.getBoundingClientRect();Object.assign(c.style,{background:"rgba(0, 128, 255, 0.25)",outline:"1px solid rgba(0, 128, 255, 0.5)",top:""+e.top+"px",left:""+e.left+"px",width:""+e.width+"px",height:""+e.height+"px"})}}),c.addEventListener("click",function(d){var e=b(d),f=e.textContent||e.value;f=f.replace(/\n[ \n]+\n/g,"\n").replace(/\n\n+/g,"\n\n").replace(/^\n+|\n+$/g,""),f.match("\n")||(f=f.replace(/^ +| +$/,"")),a(f),document.body.removeChild(c)})}();

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