xkcd - Show hidden text below images

By khopesh Last update Jan 21, 2010 — Installed 466 times.

Script Summary: Shows comics' mouse-over text below the image instead



Version: 1.0

Copyright: 2009 by Adam Katz

License: AGPL v3+

This script removes the pop-up (tooltip, title="") from XKCD's comic image, waits for the image to load, then shoves that text below the comic.

While the initial purpose of this script was a workaround for Mozilla's bug 45375, that bug was fixed in Firefox 3.

Even after the release of Firefox 3, I find this script's solution preferable to Randall's tooltip quips.

This was inspired by riddle's xkcd titles script from way back in the day. It is in no way a derivative.

My version is a little safer, it'll cover multiple images (which may or may not create inappropriate spoilers...), and if your internet connection is congested (your tubes are clogged), it ensures the title isn't printed before the image is drawn (which is the main reason I rewrote it).