From 7003fe992fd5709b6b5129cc9dbf1929f724e95b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Marty Oehme <contact@martyoeh.me>
Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2025 10:22:52 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] qutebrowser: Add function to remove floating elements

Primarily used to get rid of cookie banners or
'subscribe-to-my-newsletter' annoyances.
---
 qutebrowser/config/alias.py  | 3 +++
 qutebrowser/config/config.py | 2 +-
 qutebrowser/config/maps.py   | 5 ++++-
 3 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/qutebrowser/config/alias.py b/qutebrowser/config/alias.py
index f87d6b1..cde8a1f 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/config/alias.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/config/alias.py
@@ -43,3 +43,6 @@ c.aliases["recent-downloads"] = "spawn --userscript recently-downloaded"
 
 # annotate with hypothesis
 c.aliases["hypothesis"] = "jseval (function(){window.hypothesisConfig=function(){return{showHighlights:true,appType:'bookmarklet'};};var d=document,s=d.createElement('script');s.setAttribute('src','https://hypothes.is/embed.js');d.body.appendChild(s)})();'hypothesis enabled'"
+
+# remove any sticky banners (e.g. cookie banners)
+c.aliases["remove-floating"] = 'jseval (function(){var i,elements=document.querySelectorAll("body *");for(i=0;i<elements.length;i++){var pos=getComputedStyle(elements[i]).position;if(pos==="fixed"||pos==="sticky"){elements[i].parentNode.removeChild(elements[i]);}}})();'
diff --git a/qutebrowser/config/config.py b/qutebrowser/config/config.py
index 058d0b4..2dba208 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/config/config.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/config/config.py
@@ -98,4 +98,4 @@ colorscheme = f"{state_dir}/qutebrowser/colorscheme.py"
 if os.path.isfile(colorscheme):
     config.source(colorscheme)
 
-c.url.start_pages = "https://start.duckduckgo.com/html"
+c.url.start_pages = "https://html.duckduckgo.com/lite"
diff --git a/qutebrowser/config/maps.py b/qutebrowser/config/maps.py
index b629f30..068ddae 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/config/maps.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/config/maps.py
@@ -50,7 +50,9 @@ config.bind(leader + "tV", "set tabs.position left")
 # bind mpv to play the current page/links, using a single instance which queues the next link passed
 config.bind(lleader + "m", "hint links spawn umpv {hint-url}")
 config.bind(lleader + "i", "hint links spawn uoeia -v imv {hint-url}")
-config.bind(lleader + "I", "hint images spawn uoeia -v imv {hint-url}") # for images directly
+config.bind(
+    lleader + "I", "hint images spawn uoeia -v imv {hint-url}"
+)  # for images directly
 
 # [G]emini shortcuts
 # the full power of qutebrowser at your fingertips for any gemini page!
@@ -98,6 +100,7 @@ config.bind(leader + "a", "cmd-set-text -s :taskadd")
 
 # Enable and disable javascript
 config.bind(leader + "js", "config-cycle content.javascript.enabled true false")
+config.bind(leader + "jf", "remove-floating", mode="normal")
 
 # Reload configuration
 config.bind(leader + "VV", "config-source")