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Resize, restore, have fun

Thursday, January 15, 2009 3:16:44 PM

User JavaScript can be used for many purposes, including enhancing Web pages. To enable for User JavaScript you need to specify the path to a folder on your computer where these files are stored ("Preferences" > "Adavanced" > "Content" > "JavaScript Options" > "User JavaScript files").

To learn more about User JavaScript, please check out the tutorial on opera.com.

Anyway, let's get on with today's treats: Two User JavaScripts made by xErath. He wants us to meet the siblings: "power-drag" and "power-meeno". They complement each other, one being more complete, while the other is broadly usable. Both scripts started out from the simple desire of resizing textareas easily (like CSS3 UI).

Power-drag

Should probably be called "awesome script"? This script allows you to hover textareas, select boxes, iframes, objects, images or input fields to resize them by dragging its lower right corner with the SHIFT key (illustration). A very simple, clean and efficient script. You can double click the resize area to restore original dimensions.

Download power-drag.

Power-meenoo

This script adds a small menu which can be toggled by pressing ALT while hovering text (illustraton). The menu has many options, and the script is localizable (currently translated into English, Portuguese and Polish (credits to Wasacz).

Download power-meenoo.

Both scripts work great with blogging on My Opera.

Updates to the scripts will be done in xErath's blog post. The download links posted here will always be the most recent updated ones.

Kudos Chas4 for making us aware of these scripts.

Continue discussion with other members in the forums.

Comments

José Torreszetorres # Thursday, January 15, 2009 3:22:14 PM

Tamil # Thursday, January 15, 2009 3:23:46 PM

Charles SchlossChas4 # Thursday, January 15, 2009 3:41:49 PM

rajkingraj052 # Thursday, January 15, 2009 3:43:21 PM

FX 4215 WDfxaris2 # Thursday, January 15, 2009 3:45:00 PM

DesertDawg # Thursday, January 15, 2009 3:46:45 PM

Sweet. Love those treats.

KYrenKYren # Thursday, January 15, 2009 3:59:19 PM

btw,can we sort the albums,the way we can sort the images in them?

Artur „Jurgi” JurgawkaJurgi # Thursday, January 15, 2009 4:13:05 PM

I've beem using simpler resize script, for textareas only, but maybe it.s time for something more powerful?
Edit: this new one has ugly delay, before the grip shows, old one was more handy, although only for textareas (no need to hold shift). Anyway, there is a choice now. :>

Tamil # Thursday, January 15, 2009 4:20:09 PM

Originally posted by KYren:

can we sort the albums,the way we can sort the images in them?

Nope.

thenaveen # Thursday, January 15, 2009 5:59:25 PM

hey!

SUNMIRjustise # Thursday, January 15, 2009 6:14:45 PM

João EirasxErath # Thursday, January 15, 2009 6:23:35 PM

Hey, I got credited

Originally posted by Jurgi:

Edit: this new one has ugly delay, before the grip shows, old one was more handy, although only for textareas (no need to hold shift). Anyway, there is a choice now. :>

Open script, locate

var enableOnModifiersOnly = true;

and replace with

var enableOnModifiersOnly = false;

The modifier is there to make the script less intrusive, and for performance. Checking if a hovered element is a valid target for resizing needs some cpu cycles.

Have fun

MyOpera team, please fix this!fearphage # Thursday, January 15, 2009 6:36:50 PM

It is awesomely fantastic to see userjs get some press from myopera.

Keep it up guys! Thanks!

Nice scripts x!

Daniel Sitnikdanielcs # Thursday, January 15, 2009 6:57:11 PM

Great work xErath!

DanyZendar # Thursday, January 15, 2009 7:56:14 PM

Este cineva roman italian?

rezareza5252 # Thursday, January 15, 2009 8:57:35 PM

samuelleumas # Thursday, January 15, 2009 11:48:18 PM

we almost have 2 million members sort of random but im just saying took us 7 years to get 1 million and less than one year to get 2 million growing fast!!!!

ps. this calls for something special

Tamil # Friday, January 16, 2009 12:12:28 AM

Originally posted by leumas: