Fixed bug with observed changes to specified element; version to 1.2.8

src/contentScript.js

 
 /*++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++*/
 /*	This is the code that actually does the sticky killing! It simply selects
-	all elements whose 'position' CSS property has a computed value of either
-	'sticky' or 'fixed', and removes those elements.
+	all elements whose ‘position’ CSS property has a computed value of either
+	‘sticky’ or ‘fixed’, and removes those elements.
 	*/
 function killSticky(root) {
 	root = root || document.querySelector("body");
-	root.querySelectorAll('*').forEach(element => {
-		let position = getComputedStyle(element).position;
-		if (position === 'fixed' || position === 'sticky') {
-			// uBlock exception.
-			if (element.tagName == "IFRAME" && 
-				element.parentElement.tagName == "HTML")
-				return;
-
-			// Kill the sticky.
-			console.log("Killing sticky!");
-			element.remove();
-
-			// Increment the stickies killed count, and update icon badge.
-			AKS.stickiesKilled++;
-			chrome.runtime.sendMessage({ newBadgeText: "" + AKS.stickiesKilled });
-		}
-	});
+	if (killStickyIfNeeded(root) == false) {
+		root.querySelectorAll('*').forEach(element => {
+			killStickyIfNeeded(element)
+		});
+	}
 
 	// Compensate for full-screen paywalls.
 	restoreScrollability();
 }
+function killStickyIfNeeded(element) {
+	let position = getComputedStyle(element).position;
+	if (position === 'fixed' || position === 'sticky') {
+		// uBlock exception.
+		if (element.tagName == "IFRAME" && 
+			element.parentElement.tagName == "HTML")
+			return;
+
+		// Kill the sticky.
+		console.log("Killing sticky!");
+		element.remove();
+
+		// Increment the stickies killed count, and update icon badge.
+		AKS.stickiesKilled++;
+		chrome.runtime.sendMessage({ newBadgeText: "" + AKS.stickiesKilled });
+		
+		return true;
+	} else {
+		return false;
+	}
+}
 
 /*++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++*/
 /*	Full-screen paywalls not only bring up sticky elements, they also make

src/platform/chrome/manifest.json

 {
 	"manifest_version":	2,
 	"name":				"AlwaysKillSticky",
-	"version":			"1.2.7",
+	"version":			"1.2.8",
 	"description":		"Get rid of sticky elements on websites - permanently!",
 	"author":			"Said Achmiz",
 	"homepage_url":		"https://git.sr.ht/~achmizs/AlwaysKillSticky.git",

src/platform/firefox/manifest.json

 {
 	"manifest_version":				2,
 	"name":							"AlwaysKillSticky",
-	"version":						"1.2.7",
+	"version":						"1.2.8",
 	"description":					"Get rid of sticky elements on websites - permanently!",
 	"author":						"Said Achmiz",
 	"browser_specific_settings":	{