Have you two just devised an easier method for users who want to type their answer, but skip the char-by-char comparison? 
They can use the built-in type-answer functionality, but then make Anki show them only the raw text. This seems to satisfy that need pretty thoroughly, doesnât it?
Iâll be perfectly content to find Iâve been wasting my time keeping track of Javascript/session storage/persistence text-input-box solutions to direct users to.