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I’m wondering whether it’s possible to use JavaScript to intercept or prevent the user from using the browser’s “Find” feature to find text on the page. (Trust me, I have a good reason!) I’m guessing the answer is “no,” beyond the obvious intercepting Cmd/Ctrl+F.
A second-best solution would be to intercept the text highlighting that the browser performs during a Find. Is there any way to do this, in any browser?
Not without the help of a browser-specific extension I think, if at all. This is a process that is entirely outside the JavaScript context.