Youtube polymer engine fixes

Bogudan
2020-06-18T05:08:33Z

Some fixes for Youtube polymer engine

As old layout engine for YouTube are now partially disabled, there is a script to fix some annoying things.

Settings are accessed through screwdriver and wrench icon at the header of page.

Currently inplemented options:

align video list on main page;

align video player on the page;

change channel home tab;

change YT logo target;

cleanup links;

collapse "guide" menu by default;

constant video player size;

convert "shorts" vide format to normal one;

disable video on-hover previews;

display full video title;

hide channel banners;

hide/extend resume bar;

hide suggestion blocks;

hide player forward/backward winding overlay;

hide side panels on video pages;

modify watched video thumbnails;

set video quality (disables auto quality);

show exact views and likes counts;

show simplified views counts;

simpler fullscreen mode;

smaller video thumbnails;

remove round corners on thumbnails and player;

remove shelves on video page;

resize video description;

"try load more" button for some pages with dynamic content load;

unstick header bar from top of the screen.

You also can get alerted about script updates (see 'Script' tab on settings page).

If script not working at all on Chrome and it's derivatives, look here before posting the issue.

Feedback and suggestions are welcomed (one suggestion/issue per thread, please).