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IP Board: Post Saver

  • Added: October 27, 2007
  • Last Updated: October 27, 2007

File Name: ipboard_postsaver.user.js

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Nothing is worse than typing a long post, and then losing it because "the connection with the server was reset" or some other random technical error occurred. And I'm not a fan of typing in third party-apps, and then pasting my text elsewhere, so I wrote this script to auto-save the post text to the system clipboard, where it can be retrieved with a Paste, or to Greasemonkey storage, where it can be retrieved via Tools >> Greasemonkey >> User Script Commands, before the post is submitted. As you might have guessed by the script name, this works on IP Boards only.

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// IP.Board: Post Saver // Copyright (c) 2006-2009 Orbona // Version 1.1 // Release Date: 2009-04-23 // // See also: http://www.orbona.com/greasemonkey/ // // Original file name: ipboard_postsaver.user.js // Please reference the original file name when contacting me regarding this // script. // . // // This software is licensed under the CC-GNU GPL: // http://creativecommons.org/license/cc-gpl // //----------------------------------------------------------------------------- // DESCRIPTION // // This script was created for use on Invision Power Boards (IP.Board, see // http://www.invisionpower.com). // // This script modifies the page so that posts are automatically copied to // the system clipboard or to Greasemonkey storage when a post is submitted. // Since the "copy" is performed before the page unloads, posts will never // be lost again (well, unless changes to the site or to Greasemonkey break // this script). This is quite handy, because on TWoP, returning to the // "add/edit post form" doesn't always show you a cached version of what was // typed. When this script is used, if a "submit" doesn't complete properly, // a "Paste" or Tools >> Greasemonkey >> User Script Commands will give you // back your post. // // WARNING: (1) When you submit a post, any text already on the system // clipboard will be overwritten. // // (2) Obviously, a subsequent "cut" or "copy" will overwrite the // post data on the system clipboard, so it's a good idea to // see if your post got "eaten" before doing any more text // editing in any application. //----------------------------------------------------------------------------- // ==UserScript== // @name IP.Board: Post Saver // @description Automatically copies posts when submitting // @namespace http://www.orbona.com/greasemonkey/ // @include http://forums.televisionwithoutpity.com/index.php* // @include http://www2.konfabulator.com/forums/index.php* // ==/UserScript== var postContentIDName = 'ed-0_textarea'; var gotEditor = true; //----------------------------------------------------------------------------- // A wrapper for the main "copyPostToClipboard" method added to the main // document. Exists so we can use it in "addEventListener" and method // redefinitions //----------------------------------------------------------------------------- function copyPostToClipboardWrapper (event) { if (GM_getValue('useclip', "2")=="1") unsafeWindow.copyPostToClipboard(); else { var postContentElem = document.getElementById(postContentIDName); if (postContentElem) GM_setValue('posttext', postContentElem.value); } this._submit(); // call real submit function } //----------------------------------------------------------------------------- // Retrieves the post from Greasmonkey storage. If the user is currently // saving to the system clipboard, then the most recently edited post won't // be here. Selecting 'ok' on the prompt window will paste the last post // contents into the post body text box. //----------------------------------------------------------------------------- function retrievePost(e) { var lastPost=GM_getValue('posttext', ""); var ans = prompt('Here is your last saved post:', lastPost.replace(/\n/g,'\\n')); if (ans) { var postContentElem = document.getElementById(postContentIDName); if (postContentElem) { postContentElem.value += lastPost; if (gotEditor) { unsafeWindow.IPS_editor['ed-0'].editor_set_content( postContentElem.value ); unsafeWindow.IPS_editor['ed-0'].focus(); } else postContentElem.focus(); } } } //----------------------------------------------------------------------------- // Prompts for save location for the post text and sets the post to be saved // to the clipboard or a Greasemonkey configuration variable. //----------------------------------------------------------------------------- function enterSaveLocation (e) { var saveToClipboard = GM_getValue('useclip', "2")=="1"; var msg = "Your posts are currently saved to "; msg += saveToClipboard ? "the system clipboard.\n\n" : "Greasemonkey storage.\n\n"; msg += "To save to the system clipboard, which requires special configuration, enter a \"1\".\nTo save to Greasemonkey storage, enter a \"2\"."; var reply = prompt(msg, saveToClipboard ? "1" : "2"); if (!reply) return; if (reply != "2" && reply !="1") alert ("You have entered an invalid choice. Save location has not been changed."); else GM_setValue('useclip', reply); } // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- // Main function that does everything described in the description area above. // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- function doIt() { GM_registerMenuCommand('IP Board: Set post save location ...', enterSaveLocation, "l", "shift alt", "l"); GM_registerMenuCommand('IP Board: Retrieve post data from Greasemonkey storage', retrievePost, "r", "shift alt", "r"); var script; var postContentElem = document.getElementById(postContentIDName); if (!postContentElem) { gotEditor = false; postContentIDName = 'postcontent'; postContentElem = document.getElementById(postContentIDName); } if (postContentElem) { // Greasemonkey doesn't recognize the "netscape" (used below) and GM // doesn't currently provide access to the system clipboard. So, I'm // forced to add this javascript to the main document and call it // via my wrapper see below). Will modify in the future if a better // way presents itself. // see also: http://www.febooti.com/support/website-help/website-javascript-copy-clipboard.html // see also: http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Using_the_Clipboard // see also: http://www.xulplanet.com/tutorials/mozsdk/clipboard.php script = document.createElement('script'); script.type = 'text/javascript'; script.innerHTML = 'function copyPostToClipboard() {var copytext=document.REPLIER.Post.value; var clipboard, transferable,clipboardID, str; try{ netscape.security.PrivilegeManager.enablePrivilege("UniversalXPConnect"); } catch(e){ alert(e); } try{ clipboard=Components.classes["@mozilla.org/widget/clipboard;1"].createInstance(Components.interfaces.nsIClipboard); }catch(e){ alert(e); } try{ transferable=Components.classes["@mozilla.org/widget/transferable;1"].createInstance(Components.interfaces.nsITransferable); }catch(e){ alert(e); } transferable.addDataFlavor("text/unicode"); str=Components.classes["@mozilla.org/supports-string;1"].createInstance(Components.interfaces.nsISupportsString); str.data=copytext; transferable.setTransferData("text/unicode",str,str.data.length*2); try{ clipboardID=Components.interfaces.nsIClipboard; } catch(e){ alert(e); } clipboard.setData(transferable,null,clipboardID.kGlobalClipboard); }'; document.body.appendChild(script); var submitForm = document.getElementById('postingform'); submitForm.addEventListener('submit', copyPostToClipboardWrapper, true); } } // ------------------END OF FUNCTIONS ----------------------------- window.addEventListener("load", function() { doIt(); }, false); //capture any post text for any submitted forms, because I really hate losing //what I typed window.addEventListener('submit', copyPostToClipboardWrapper, true); // If a script calls someForm.submit(), the onsubmit event does not fire, // so we need to redefine the submit method of the HTMLFormElement class // and we want to copy that post no matter how it is submitted HTMLFormElement.prototype._submit = HTMLFormElement.prototype.submit; HTMLFormElement.prototype.submit = copyPostToClipboardWrapper;