Prevents use of a mouse or touchpad, to encourage testing keyboard navigation.

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Version
1.0.2
Update
November 17, 2021
Size
10.16KiB
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Category
Users
62
Rating
1 ★
Manifest Version
3
Web Store Status
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English
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Mouse Block Extension

Web developers must test that all pages and components they create are keyboard accessible (https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG21/#keyboard-accessible).

In principle, they can do this by simply using only the keyboard and refraining from using the mouse or touchpad.

In practice, however, a developer might find it difficult to break the reflexive habit of reaching for the mouse, e.g. to scroll to and focus on a specific area before testing with the keyboard.

When activated, this extension blocks all mouse interactions within the viewport, so that the developer must use the keyboard to interact with the page.
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "name": "Mouse Block", "description": "Prevents use of a mouse or touchpad, to encourage testing keyboard navigation.", "version": "1.0.2", "manifest_version": 3, "permissions": [ "storage", "scripting", "webNavigation" ], "host_permissions": [ "https://*/", "http://*/" ], "action": { "default_title": "Mouse Block", "default_icon": { "64": "mouse-block.png" } }, "icons": { "64": "mouse-block.png" }, "background": { "service_worker": "background.js" }, "content_scripts": [ { "matches": [ "https://*/", "http://*/" ], "js": ["content.js"] } ]}
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How to download and manually install Mouse Block extension for Chrome

Looking for a way to install Mouse Block extensions for Chrome, you can search for them in the Chrome Web Store, clicking the "Add to Chrome" button, and following the straightforward process.

However, you may need to install Mouse Block extensions manually, this article outlines two simple methods to effortlessly install Mouse Block extensions, whether they come as unpacked folders in compressed formats like .zip or as .crx files.

Method 1: Download Mouse Block extension and manually install through Drag &Drop

If you ever need to manually install a Mouse Block extension for Chrome, don't worry, it's a simple process. Just follow these easy steps, and you will have your extension ready to use in no time.

Step 1: Download the Mouse Block Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.

Look for the Mouse Block extension you wish to install. Go to the website and download the Mouse Block extension package, which is usually a .CRX file and comes in a zipped file. Here ".crx" file is the format for Mouse Block extension that contains all the data.

Step 2: Extract &Arrange Files

Once the file is downloaded, extract that file into its own folder. Similarly, give that extension files a permanent home. In other words, keep it in a folder that you don't accidentally delete it because these files will be needed to make that extension work.

Step 3: Go to the Chrome Extensions Page

Open Google Chrome and in the address bar, type chrome://extensions; it will open the Google Chrome extensions page. Make sure that "My extensions" is selected in the sidebar.

Step 4: Drag and Drop the Extension

Now, go to the folder where you extracted the Mouse Block extension and drag &drop the extension file from there anywhere onto the extension page within Google Chrome.

Step 5: Complete the Installation

Once you drag and drop the extension file, follow the steps that Google Chrome takes you through. Similarly, if the extension file is of .crx file format, you will be required to review the permissions and then add the extension.

Now, you can manage that added extension as you would like to with any other Chrome extension that you added through Chrome Webstore. Its icon will also appear in the Google Chrome Menu on the right side of the address bar once you activate it.

Method 2: Download Mouse Block extension for Chrome and install in Developer Mode

This is another method to install Mouse Block extension manually, but the twist is that here, you install by enabling the developer mode option provided in Google Chrome. This mode is commonly used for testing extensions or running unpublished tools.

Step 1: Download the Mouse Block extension file

Select and download the Mouse Block extension by clicking the 'Download CRX' button on the website.

Step 2: Extract the downloaded contents

Convert the file to a ZIP file if it is in CRX format then extract the Mouse Block extension zip file or folder that you downloaded. Make sure you extract it using the same folder name and keep it safely in another folder, so you don't delete it by mistake. The extracted folder will be needed to keep your Mouse Block extension running.

Step 3: Open Chrome Extension Setting Page

In the address bar of Google Chrome, type chrome://extensions and open the Chrome Extension Page.

Step 4: Enable Developer Mode

After opening the Chrome Extension page, look at the top right side, and you will find the toggle option of "Developer mode."Simply enable that developer mode option.

Step 5: Load the Unpacked Extension

Once you enable the developer mode option, you will see the menu of Load Unpacked, Pack Extensions and Update. From that, select the option "Load unpacked."

Step 6: Select the Extension Folder

Once the pop-up opens upon clicking Load unpacked, select the Mouse Block extension directory and click on the "Select Folder "button.

Step 7: Confirm and Install

After you select an extension folder of a Google Chrome extension you're installing manually, confirm its installation for the final time and let the installation complete.

Conclusion

Here we've made a step-by-step guide on How to manually install Mouse Block extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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