Quip Autofocus — Quip's focus mode, accessible by the "Hide Conversation" button, is awesome. But since the majority of the documents I use Quip for are personal documents, I've found it a pain to always have to click it. This incredibly hacky userscript automatically enables focus mode when opening a Quip document. You can go back to the docume…

quip.autofocus.js

// Quip Autofocus
// Super hacky, not optimal, but "damn it, it works"
// I'll come up with a better solution after exams

// suggested namespace: *quip.com*
// I use this in a Fluid app as a Userscript. Not tested anywhere else

console.log('quip.autofocus.js - Loading Quip autofocus');
var qafFocusedThread = null; // stores the last focused thread ID
                             // allows js to only focus once,
                             //   allowing user to show conversation pane
                             // simple toggle/bool isn't used, since we might need to focus
                             //   if the user navigates via link to another Quip document

setInterval(function() {
    // Check if a thread (document) is active
    if (document.querySelector('.thread') != null) {
        // Thread is active
        // Check if focused
        if (document.querySelector('.thread.focused') == null) {
            // Thread is not focused
            // Get the thread ID
            var qafThreadId = window.location.href.replace('https://quip.com/','')
            
            // Have we already autofocused this thread?
            // a.k.a., is the last doc we autofocused the current one?
            if (qafThreadId == qafFocusedThread) {
                // Thread previously focused, so don't focus
                // This allows the user to still show the conversation pane to go back
            } else {
                // Not yet focused, focus
                console.log('quip.autofocus.js - Focusing');
                
                // Prepare to go zen
                document.querySelector('.focus-mode-on').click()
                
                // Save current focusedDoc (thread)
                qafFocusedThread = qafThreadId;
            }
        }
    } else {
        // Thread not active - don't focus
        //   but clear focusedDoc, since the user might have gone back
        //   this allows user to go to doc A, go back,
        //   then go to doc A again, autofocused
        if (qafFocusedThread != null) {
            qafFocusedThread = null;
        }
    }
}, 500); // told you it was hacky. need to see if there is a hook