Re: Feature Request: blocking flash ads

"Gustavo J. A. M. Carneiro" <[email protected]> Fri, 24 Oct 2003 11:42:21 +0100
Newsgroups gmane.comp.web.galeon.devel
Organization INESC Porto
Message-ID <[email protected]>
A Ter, 2003-10-07 às 15:39, Alan escreveu:
> On Tue, Oct 07, 2003 at 04:44:50PM +0300, Enver ALTIN wrote:
> > On Tue, 2003-10-07 at 16:13, Yann D wrote:
> > > Hello, 
> > 
> > Hi,
> > 
> > > there is already a feature to block images for
> > > selected sites, but more and more ads are in flash
> > > format. I couldn't find a way to turn off flash, and I
> > > think it would be nice to be able to block unwanted
> > > flash animation.
> > 
> > I believe this is more of a Mozilla problem than a Galeon one, so you're
> > better off join the disable-plugin-API-contest there, as many others
> > already have.
> 
> There is a project that that lets you install a mozilla plugin that shows 
> only a red box for flash, and lets you click on the ones you want to see.  
> 
> http://texturizer.net/firebird/extensions/#Flash%20Click%20To%20View

  Yes, this works great on pure mozilla (1.5), but it seems that galeon
simply ignores this extension, and flash content is always displayed
without ever showing the button.  Is it a galeon bug?... :(

-- 
Gustavo João Alves Marques Carneiro
<[email protected]> <[email protected]>




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