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Telegram: mark long messages

Adds a subtle coloured border to messages longer than 280 characters so they are easy to find.

Code to copy

// Add a subtle left border to long messages so they are easy to spot
function markLong() {
  const msgs = document.querySelectorAll('.bubbles .bubble .message, .Message .text-content');
  msgs.forEach(function (m) {
    if (!m.dataset.jzMarked && (m.textContent || '').length > 280) {
      m.dataset.jzMarked = '1';
      m.style.borderLeft = '3px solid rgba(90,160,255,0.6)';
      m.style.paddingLeft = '8px';
    }
  });
}
markLong();
const obs = new MutationObserver(markLong);
obs.observe(document.documentElement, { childList: true, subtree: true });

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