Highlight All - Extension for Google Chrome
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/fgnkddoolcfhpoccklnhlpdellmpjbnm
Please note, some code is copied from other projects:
Highlighting is powered by a modified version of searchhi_slim.js:
http://www.tedpavlic.com/post_simple_inpage_highlighting_example.php
Color conversion:
http://mjijackson.com/2008/02/rgb-to-hsl-and-rgb-to-hsv-color-model-conversion-algorithms-in-javascript
Release Notes:
0.37
* Updated description
0.36:
* A mouse click now clears the highlight (uncheck "clear between selections"
if you need it to persist)
* The browser's selection will not be lost, so you can easily copy the text
0.35:
* Removed unnecessary files
* Maximum words reduced to 50
* Lightened random colors
0.34:
* Repaired issue where options were not being applied when tabs changed
* Corrected word limit safeguard to prevent browser from crashing
0.33:
* Support for files (Chrome does not currently support context menu for files)
* Options page was removed until issue with custom highlight color is resolved
0.30:
* Colors alternate when Clear Between Selections is not checked
0.27:
* Ignores right click to eliminate odd behavior associated with CTRL key
* Code optimizations
0.26:
* Hold ctrl key to temporarily enable "Highlight on Selection" when it is not checked
* Fixed 0.25 bug where "Highlight Selection" action did not work.
0.25:
* Hold ctrl key to disable highlighting when "Highlight on Selection" is checked.
* The selection will not clear if the same selection is made twice.
0.24:
* Search for full selection(splitting selection into separate words is an option)
* Separate word highlighting limited to 25 to prevent browser from crashing.
* All settings are stored between sessions
* Command button in toolbar with same options as context menu
* Options page where the highlight color can be set (text color is automatic)
* Settings in context menu are always available, even when right-clicking selection
flansch/ChromeExtension_HighlightAll
Extension for Chrome browser for highlighting all occurrences of a selected word.
JavaScript