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// This script fully hides the VisualEditor tool, leaving it's functionality inaccessible.
// It does not entirely undo the changes, but does restore old look and user-facing behavior.
// It's bound to break on the slightest changes to VE itself, and might not cooperate
// with other scripts which poke around the article tabs or section edit links.
// Use at your own risk, and pester the VE team to restore the option to disable VisualEditor
// if you believe it is necessary.
/*global $, mw */
$(document).ready(function (){
var state = mw.loader.getState('ext.visualEditor.viewPageTarget.init');
if (state != 'registered') { // 'registered' actually means 'not loading'
mw.loader.using('ext.visualEditor.viewPageTarget.init', function () {
// Kill the tab
if( $('#ca-editsource').length > 0 ) {
var caEdit = $('#ca-edit a');
$('#ca-editsource a')
.text(caEdit.text());
$('#ca-edit').remove();
$('#ca-editsource').attr('id', 'ca-edit');
// Kill the section edit links
$('.mw-editsection-link-secondary')
.text( $('.mw-editsection-link-primary').eq(0).text() )
.off('focus blur');
$('.mw-editsection-divider, .mw-editsection-link-primary').remove();
$('.mw-editsection-bracket:not(:first-of-type):not(:last-of-type)').remove();
$('.mw-editsection-bracket, .mw-editsection-link-secondary').css('visibility', '');
$('h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6').off('mouseenter mouseleave');
}
});
}
});