MetaFilter: nicer MefiQuote buttons
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// ==UserScript==
// @name MeFi replace quote label
// @namespace https://github.com/klipspringr/mefi-userscripts
// @version 2025-05-05
// @description MetaFilter: nicer MefiQuote buttons
// @author Klipspringer
// @supportURL https://github.com/klipspringr/mefi-userscripts
// @license MIT
// @match *://*.metafilter.com/*
// @grant none
// ==/UserScript==
const SVG_REPLY = `<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" hidden style="display:none"><path id="mrql-reply" fill="currentColor" d="M 69.941 48.117 C 72.437 48.117 74.776 47.63 76.959 46.657 C 79.142 45.684 81.043 44.37 82.66 42.715 C 84.279 41.06 85.555 39.134 86.491 36.934 C 87.427 34.735 87.894 32.39 87.894 29.898 C 87.894 27.406 87.427 25.071 86.491 22.891 C 85.555 20.711 84.279 18.803 82.66 17.169 C 81.043 15.532 79.142 14.248 76.959 13.314 C 74.776 12.379 72.437 11.912 69.941 11.912 L 68.071 12.087 L 68.071 0 L 69.941 0 C 74.074 0 77.963 0.779 81.608 2.336 C 85.253 3.892 88.441 6.024 91.169 8.729 C 93.899 11.435 96.053 14.608 97.632 18.249 C 99.211 21.888 100 25.772 100 29.898 C 100 34.025 99.211 37.908 97.632 41.548 C 96.053 45.187 93.899 48.37 91.169 51.095 C 88.441 53.82 85.253 55.972 81.608 57.548 C 77.963 59.125 74.074 59.913 69.941 59.913 L 23.626 59.913 L 44.036 80 L 27.953 80 L 0 53.723 L 27.953 28.028 L 44.036 28.028 L 23.626 48.117 L 69.941 48.117 Z" /></svg>`;
const SVG_USE_REPLY = `<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="1em" viewBox="0 0 100 100" style="vertical-align:middle"><use href="#mrql-reply" /></svg>`;
const getSetting = (key) => {
try {
return localStorage.getItem(key) || null;
} catch {
return null;
}
};
const modifyQuoteButton = (quoteButtonNode, customText) => {
// replace quote button content
quoteButtonNode.innerHTML = customText || SVG_USE_REPLY; // DOM manipulation would be faster, but innerHTML is fast enough
// move quote button to before flag button
quoteButtonNode.parentNode.parentNode
.querySelector("span[id^='flag']")
?.before(quoteButtonNode.parentNode);
// mark as done so we don't pick this up again
quoteButtonNode.setAttribute("data-mrql-done", "");
};
const modifyQuoteButtons = (customText) => {
const start = performance.now();
const quoteButtonNodes = document.querySelectorAll(
'a[class="quotebutton"]:not([data-mrql-done])'
);
for (const quoteButtonNode of quoteButtonNodes)
modifyQuoteButton(quoteButtonNode, customText);
console.log(
"mefi-replace-quote-label",
quoteButtonNodes.length,
Math.round(performance.now() - start) + "ms"
);
};
(() => {
if (
!/^\/(\d|comments\.mefi)/.test(window.location.pathname) ||
/rss$/.test(window.location.pathname)
)
return;
const customText = getSetting("mefi-replace-quote-label");
if (!customText) document.body.insertAdjacentHTML("beforeend", SVG_REPLY);
const runner = () => modifyQuoteButtons(customText);
// MefiQuote listens for the "mefi-comments" event, but:
// (a) my event listener wasn't picking that up for some reason; and
// (b) there could be timing issues as MefiQuote needs to complete its work first
// hence using MutationObserver instead.
const newCommentsElement = document.getElementById("newcomments");
if (newCommentsElement) {
const observer = new MutationObserver(runner);
observer.observe(newCommentsElement, { childList: true });
}
runner();
})();