SLIDER on webpage

[Jojo999]

The website SLATE (e.g. http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/movi ... iewed.html ) has an annoying little slider window that comes out of the right border periodically. You are then forced to mouse over to the window and click the 'X' control to get rid of it for a while.

Here is an example:
http://i.minus.com/iGvjlogUX38lR.png

Is there any way that NS can help get rid of this distraction?

[Tom T.]

The website SLATE (e.g. http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/movi ... iewed.html ) has an annoying little slider window that comes out of the right border periodically. You are then forced to mouse over to the window and click the 'X' control to get rid of it for a while.

Here is an example:
http://i.minus.com/iGvjlogUX38lR.png

Is there any way that NS can help get rid of this distraction?

No offense, but one reason that we ask users to search the forum before posting is to see whether the same issue has already been raised.

In this case, three days ago, and ATM, still on the main page of this sub-forum.
Please check that thread, and see whether what worked for that user works for you.

Or else we'll have to remove your "Senior Member" designation. -- j/k!

[Jojo999]

Sorry, I usually don't search because my problems and almost always unique.

Anyway, looked at the thread you pointed to but don't see anything there. I am blocking popups but that doesn't seem to control this element.

I took a new screenshot using Firebugs "Inspect Element" command. Maybe this can point to where this slider thing is coming from?

http://i.minus.com/ifpCQUug7L3GT.png

[Tom T.]

Sorry, I usually don't search because my problems and almost always unique.

Everyone thinks that ...

Anyway, looked at the thread you pointed to but don't see anything there. I am blocking popups but that doesn't seem to control this element.

What was pertinent was fine-tuning permissions.

The site worked for me with the following (temporary) permissions:

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http://www.slate.com
googleapis.com
https://apis.google.com
echoenabled.com
http://echoapi.slate.com

And no slider.

Actually, *none* of the above was required, unless you want to enable comments. And of course, allow the Flash video object in "Blocked Object", if you want to watch it.

Does this work for you?

[Jojo999]

I screwed around with the permissions and it looks like "googleapis.com" is responsible for both displaying the comments AND the slider. If I block "googleapis.co". the slider goes away but so do the comments, which doesn't work for me.

I do participate in the comments but also, the comments often have useful info that augments the article they are tied to.

So did all that javascript code I offered give any clues as to how to block just the slider?

[Tom T.]

Well, since I've never gotten a slider, even with comments enabled, I need to find out which of my many lockdowns is doing the blocking while allowing the comments. Disable one at a time until reproduce, etc. Might need a day or two to put aside the time to investigate that, thanks. (it's a weekend. )

But at a quick glance at your pic, "iframe" jumps out at me. Haven't asked about your own settings yet, esp. Embeddings page.
I check *everything*, including "apply to whitelisted sites". It's a bit more time TA-ing stuff here and there, but then, the lack of these annoyances compensates...

If you haven't tried that, see if it helps. And/or what you can uncheck that reproduces the slider.

I didn't mean for the first reply to be rude or anything. The other poster said the site worked fine, no slider, end of story, and never mentioned "Comments".
Since I don't use Slate, it seemed the problem was solved. Sorry.

But we'll get it done.

[Jojo999]

Don't go crazy with this. The slider thing isn't worth too much effort. I just thought someone might have a quick answer.

[Tom T.]

How about checking everything on NoScript Options > Embeddings, and see if your experience matches mine?

[Alan Baxter]

Don't go crazy with this. The slider thing isn't worth too much effort. I just thought someone might have a quick answer.

Sorry to take so long, Jojo999. The quick answer for me it to used Adblock Plus (ABP) with the EasyList subscription. (Fanboy's list may work as well.) Giorgio has recommended ABP for fine control over ads and these kinds of web page elements.

[Jojo999]

Don't go crazy with this. The slider thing isn't worth too much effort. I just thought someone might have a quick answer.

Sorry to take so long, Jojo999. The quick answer for me it to used Adblock Plus (ABP) with the EasyList subscription. (Fanboy's list may work as well.) Giorgio has recommended ABP for fine control over ads and these kinds of web page elements.

I am using ABP with Easylist.

[Jojo999]

How about checking everything on NoScript Options > Embeddings, and see if your experience matches mine?

Re: the embeddings settings - I have almost all of them checked on, except for "Forbid <IFRAME>", "Forbid <FRAME>" and "Forbid WebGL". I hesitate to block frames globally because I know that a few sites I go to use them.

I don't know javascript or much HTML but I can see that an iframe is involved when I look at the code related to this element. Is there a way to disable iframes in SLATE only? Not sur eif that will alos screw up the comments but I am willing to give that a try.

[Alan Baxter]

I am using ABP with Easylist.

My apologies, Jojo999. Apparently you need to add Fanboy's Annoyances List too.
http://www.fanboy.co.nz/
From: https://adblockplus.org/forum/viewtopic ... 370#p56370

[Jojo999]

My apologies, Jojo999. Apparently you need to add Fanboy's Annoyances List too.
http://www.fanboy.co.nz/
From: https://adblockplus.org/forum/viewtopic ... 370#p56370

Went to that thread and found that by adding this "slate.com###nextbox" to the element blocking filter in ABP, I seem to have gotten rid of that slider. Thanks!

BTW: Don't ever use a primary email address if you choose to sign-up for their comments. They immediately sell it to at least 3 other companies w/o asking for any permission.

[Alan Baxter]

You're welcome.

BTW: Don't ever use a primary email address if you choose to sign-up for their comments. They immediately sell it to at least 3 other companies w/o asking for any permission.

Thanks for the warning. I use a gmail address for everything. Google's spam filter works quite well.

[Tom T.]

How about checking everything on NoScript Options > Embeddings, and see if your experience matches mine?

Re: the embeddings settings - I have almost all of them checked on, except for "Forbid <IFRAME>", "Forbid <FRAME>" and "Forbid WebGL". I hesitate to block frames globally because I know that a few sites I go to use them.

One would think it would be an issue. Yet, it never seems to be. At a different thread, a user who is sightless and uses a voice-chip screen reader told me that certain elements in a page were in frames. I never saw it that way, and I use this (trusted) site with Forbid <FRAME> checked -- with everything checked, always, including "Apply to whitelisted sites". He saw it only because his screen reader often has to resort to reading the page's source code to identify some elements on a page. So it doesn't seem to be an actual problem.

WebGL has been the subject of several exploits ("hacking"). A Web search would turn up a number of them. I suppose it's useful for online gaming and such? ... which I don't do. Motto: "If you don't need it, don't allow it."

Try this for a few sessions or a few days? (everything on Embeddings checked) You can always change it with a few mouse clicks.
But it may make very little difference, and it's certainly applying the maximum possible safety.

I don't know javascript or much HTML but I can see that an iframe is involved when I look at the code related to this element. Is there a way to disable iframes in SLATE only? Not sur eif that will alos screw up the comments but I am willing to give that a try.

There are ways to set specific permissions per site, as in Site-Specific-Permission Questions? PLEASE READ THIS FIRST! and Creating Site-Specific Permissions via ABE, but if you are happy with the ABP solution, there is no need to go to the trouble.
Unless you just want to peruse that and see if it piques your interest.

In any event, I'm glad you got your slider blocked (and that I didn't have to try to unblock it -- thanks Alan ).

May we now marked this as Resolved?

Edit: Re: e-mail address: Yahoo allows you to set up disposable addresses, although the number allowed in a free account is quite small. You can pay and get more. But even with the free account, you can change a single disposable address as often as you like, if you need it on a one-time-only basis to get past some "login" or "register" barrier.

I have several different Yahoo accounts, all free. One is for business and real-life friends. Another is for usage among trusted web sites, like this one, and trusted e-friends. A third is for dealing with web merchants and other likely spammers. Yahoo too has very good spam filters. The first two addresses get almost no spam. The one used for online shopping and such gets some, but by default it goes to a Spam folder, not the Inbox. Thus, I am not bothered with spam at the addresses used most often.

And each account affords another "alias". Cheers.