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Text Anchor is a Chromium browser extension that lets you save important text selections from any webpage and quickly return to the exact same place later.
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I build a Chromium browser extension that lets users create “anchors” on any selected text so that you can view or copy the text later. I learned how xPaths work and I learned how to work with mouse selection.
Added the actual auto scrolling using xPaths, accounted for dynamically changing websites like Youtube. Better popup UI. Messages that show on the website when an anchor is added or showed (second and third image). Wrote Readme and made a .crx file for easier download.
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I did the basic setup (created the files I need, picked some icons that seem ok and copied over the license and a template readme from my previous project). The extension can now save the text and its location, using a shortcut, on a webpage. The popup also shows only the anchors from the currently used page. There is no auto scrolling yet.
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