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Works on Firefox, Chrome, and Opera!

Firefox installation:
Get Greasemonkey: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/748
Get Plugin: http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/56068

Chrome installation:
Get Plugin: http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/56068

Opera installation:
Follow instructions on this page: http://www.opera.com/docs/userjs/using/
Get Plugin: http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/56068
Throw Plugin in the specified directory

Features:
- An add/remove link next to the authors' names on the browse page, on map pages, and on their profiles
- Highlight maps made by your favorited authors
- A link to a page with only maps by your favorited authors (Up to three maps each)
- A notification on top telling you how many of your favorited authors have new maps since your last visit to the favorited authors page
- A 'Clear Favorite Authors' link under your 'Edit Settings' on your profile
- A list of your favorited authors in your profile

Warning:
Tested in Firefox and Chrome, but not Opera

Screenshots:






I'm not a real js programmer, but this was fun to make, and I hope you enjoy using it. If you spot any bugs, please tell me about them so I can fix them.

This is really cool. Good job sidke! :D

Awesome.

It's like "your favorite authors".

Good job.

A pretty essential add-on imo. I also like that you can watch yourself and give yourself the cool background.

Wow, that's clever and cool. Just gotta download firefox now >_<

This script is well cool

there's really no good reason why you shouldn't use this.

Just installed. Very cool, sidke.

cool shit.

you can be so constructive on your good days.

PALEMOON wrote:there's really no good reason why you shouldn't use this.

I much prefer Chrome over FF. ;_;

I'll test this out later, though; It looks/reads very cool.

brighter wrote:

PALEMOON wrote:there's really no good reason why you shouldn't use this.

I much prefer Chrome over FF. ;_;

I'll test this out later, though; It looks/reads very cool.

You use Chrome?

*Cheers* Though, you should do it on Chrome too.
It would look better on Chrome, imo.

You can't make plug-ins for chrome, at least that I know of.

Wow, this is /insanely/ handy. I could hug you. Now I know who to feature!!!!!1!

(jokes)

Sick. <3

Updated to include a 'Watched Authors' page.
I don't plan on trying to port this to any other browser, sorry.

Dude. I am totally nominating you for a dronie or some shit. You're doing what arachnid isn't. Now if only you could fix the other stuff from uservoice... ;D

EDIT: I know this is petty, but considering my recent work is centered around the definition of an Author, do you think you could change it to users? I understand if I'm being a selfish bitch.

MattKestrel wrote:I know this is petty, but considering my recent work is centered around the definition of an Author, do you think you could change it to users? I understand if I'm being a selfish bitch.

If the user hasn't made any maps, there won't be anything to favorite. The only reason to favorite a user would be to see his maps, and if he creates maps, he's an author regardless of quality. Unless you're arguing something completely different.

As for the plugin, just added scrolling support ("Previous 10" and "Next 10" on the list) and a cosmetic countdown for the loading. The number of maps taken per user is up to 5. If it's too much later on, I'll bring it down.
Any bugs you find, please tell me of them, thanks.

Just my opinion, but I think 3 maps per author would be perfect. 5 is a bit much.
Also, I have a question. Is there a way to get it so that when you're scrolling through the 'Favorite Authors' list it doesn't have to load every Favorite Author, but just the ones on that page?

toasters wrote:Is there a way to get it so that when you're scrolling through the 'Favorite Authors' list it doesn't have to load every Favorite Author, but just the ones on that page?

Done.

Loving the recent tweaks, sidke. Keep it up. :)

If you want to use the 'Active Authors' link, disable the plugin and refresh the page.

It's actually easier and quicker to just go to the home page of numa, then go to the url box and add /authors at the end of the url.

very fancy. and no, chrome does not support plug-ins yet, but it is much better than FF

Superpok wrote:chrome does not support plug-ins yet, but it is much better than FF

Yeah, that makes sense.