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Re: How to stop videos from self loading and playing
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Chris F.A. Johnson
Nov 18, 2012, 7:27:05 PM11/18/12
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On 2012-11-18, sa...@lsajfd.com wrote:
> I'm using Firefox 3.6 with Win XP
>
> Is there some way to stop sites from auto playing videos when I go to
> their site? An especially aggravating one is -
>
> http://www.videobash.com/
>
> After one video that I chose to play ends, the dang page automatically
> starts playing another one. I remember that Netscape had a button to
> stop this loading. How come FF doesn't?
>
> Anyone have a solution to this arrogant nonsense of those who program
> pages this way?
Install the FlashBlock add-on.
--
Chris F.A. Johnson <http://cfajohnson.com>
Author: =======================
Pro Bash Programming: Scripting the GNU/Linux Shell (2009, Apress)
Shell Scripting Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach (2005, Apress)
> I'm using Firefox 3.6 with Win XP
>
> Is there some way to stop sites from auto playing videos when I go to
> their site? An especially aggravating one is -
>
> http://www.videobash.com/
>
> After one video that I chose to play ends, the dang page automatically
> starts playing another one. I remember that Netscape had a button to
> stop this loading. How come FF doesn't?
>
> Anyone have a solution to this arrogant nonsense of those who program
> pages this way?
Install the FlashBlock add-on.
--
Chris F.A. Johnson <http://cfajohnson.com>
Author: =======================
Pro Bash Programming: Scripting the GNU/Linux Shell (2009, Apress)
Shell Scripting Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach (2005, Apress)
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