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| // ==UserScript== | |
| // @name WhatsApp Emoticon Preserver | |
| // @namespace https://gist.github.com/varkor/ca697f6fd59f60b5b9a8aeaa6d7cb341 | |
| // @version 0.5 | |
| // @author varkor | |
| // @description Disable automatic emoticon → emoji conversion in WhatsApp Web | |
| // @match https://web.whatsapp.com/ | |
| // @grant none | |
| // ==/UserScript== | |
| (() => { | |
| "use strict"; | |
| if (window.location.hostname !== "web.whatsapp.com") { | |
| window.location = "https://web.whatsapp.com/"; | |
| } else { | |
| const fixed = new Set(); | |
| const fix = function () { | |
| const input = document.querySelector('[data-tab="1"]'); | |
| if (input && !fixed.has(input)) { | |
| const volatile = new RegExp(["(y)", "(n)", ":-)", ":)", ":-(", ":(", ":-p", ":p", ":-|", ":|", ":-\\", ":-d", ":d", ":-*", "<3", "^_^", ">_<", ";-)"].map((string) => string.replace(/[\-\[\]\/\{\}\(\)\*\+\?\.\\\^\$\|]/g, "\\$&")).join("|"), "gi"); | |
| input.addEventListener("input", (event) => { | |
| const selection = window.getSelection(); | |
| let containers = null; | |
| let start = null; | |
| let end = null; | |
| if (selection.rangeCount >= 1) { | |
| const range = selection.getRangeAt(0); | |
| containers = [range.startContainer, range.endContainer]; | |
| start = range.startOffset; | |
| end = range.endOffset; | |
| } | |
| const walker = document.createTreeWalker(input, NodeFilter.SHOW_TEXT); | |
| let node; | |
| while (node = walker.nextNode()) { | |
| node.nodeValue = node.nodeValue.replace(volatile, (match, offset) => { | |
| if (containers !== null) { | |
| if (containers[0] === node && start > offset) { | |
| start += Math.min(match.length - 1, start - offset); | |
| } | |
| if (containers[1] === node && end > offset) { | |
| end += Math.min(match.length - 1, end - offset); | |
| } | |
| } | |
| return match.split("").join("\u200B"); | |
| }); | |
| } | |
| if (containers !== null) { | |
| selection.removeAllRanges(); | |
| const range = document.createRange(); | |
| range.setStart(containers[0], start); | |
| range.setEnd(containers[1], end); | |
| selection.addRange(range); | |
| } | |
| }); | |
| fixed.add(input); | |
| } | |
| }; | |
| window.addEventListener("click", fix); | |
| window.addEventListener("paste", () => setTimeout(fix, 400)); | |
| fix(); | |
| } | |
| })(); |
If anyone is keen enough to recreate this for the current WhatsApp website, please link it here. (Or if anyone finds something working, please link it as well.)
It's so annoying that they don't simply add an option to turn it off in the settings. Why do they have to be such a pain in the a**...
When I try typing an emoticon on WhatsApp web, it will automatically convert to an emoji, but if I press backspace, it will revert to the emoticon. It's still a little annoying, but at least it doesn't prevent the use of emoticons altogether. Is this also others' experience? If so, I personally am not so motivated to fix the issue, because it's easy enough to press backspace, and it would take some time to figure out how WhatsApp have modified their page structure in the meantime.
@varkor Same experience here, though it's annoying enough that I stumbled upon your script. Oh well, time for me to contact their support, I guess :)
Is this also others' experience?
This drives me crazy. Same for people over on reddit.
@varkor yes backspace is possible, but as others commented it's very annoying. I tried to write a script myself a couple days ago but seems like they really don't want you to. It's easy to get a query selector to the input (which is now a role="textbox" div) via [data-tab="10"][role="textbox"] but any change will be reverted back instantly.
Can't someone write a script which will file a feedback report constantly? I have given feedback through all possible means but to no avail.
Edited it a bit to make it work for the new web WhatsApp. Can be found here:
https://gist.github.com/sakehl/4a843a22f7cdb58942d635784e8152c7
Just found this as well.. This is so annoying. There's a difference when using emojis and normal smileys. They don't get it.