Blocking Flash.

[Fell_MTK]

How can i block flash on whitelist sites too without marking "apply these restrictions to whitelist sites too" and blocking the other plugins?

i mean, i just want flash blocked on whitelisted sites but not Java and the other plugins.

[barbaz]

Not currently possible, please show your support for viewtopic.php?f=10&t=19333

[Fell_MTK]

So i have to allow all other plugins on non-whitelisted sites if i just want to block flash on whitelisted sites?

[barbaz]

So i have to allow all other plugins on non-whitelisted sites if i just want to block flash on whitelisted sites?

No you currently have to use "Apply these restrictions to whitelisted sites too"

Or you can kind of get what you want by using the browser's built-in click-to-play for Flash only
Tools > Add-ons Manager > Plugins > Shockwave Flash: set to "Ask to Activate"
NoScript should play nice with that

[Fell_MTK]

So i have to allow all other plugins on non-whitelisted sites if i just want to block flash on whitelisted sites?

No you currently have to use "Apply these restrictions to whitelisted sites too"

So i do have, you did not understand, i want normal NoScript behavior but with just flash blocked on whitelisted sites.

Or you can kind of get what you want by using the browser's built-in click-to-play for Flash only
Tools > Add-ons Manager > Plugins > Shockwave Flash: set to "Ask to Activate"
NoScript should play nice with that

Problem is, even if set to "Always Ask to Activate" , if i activate it in one video in a site, the next video i open won't ask to activate.

Flashblock is kinda broken currently too..

[barbaz]

you did not understand, i want normal NoScript behavior but with just flash blocked on whitelisted sites

No I didn't, that's why my first response was to post a link to an RFE asking for a feature providing exactly what you want and suggest you show your support for it there...

Problem is, even if set to "Always Ask to Activate" , if i activate it in one video in a site, the next video i open won't ask to activate.

.. oh, my bad, I forgot that Firefox click-to-play activates all of specified plugin on an entire origin for the whole browser session
(In SeaMonkey you have the option of clicking a single placeholder to activate just the one instance of the plugin, or you can choose to activate all plugins for the page just once.)

Flashblock is kinda broken currently too..

Nor would it even be a solution for you because you want Flash actually blocked not just paused, right?

[Fell_MTK]

Nor would it even be a solution for you because you want Flash actually blocked not just paused, right?

Yes, i find flash to be one of the major sources of instability on my setup.

Thank you, excuse my bad English

[barbaz]

You're welcome

[FlashProfile]

Don't forget to look at either uninstalling Flash altogether
or disabling Flash from your default Profile and having a Flash Profile for if ever it's needed for functionality.

I've run without Flash now for nearly a year.
Don't miss it with HTML video on youtube and many other sites.

[barbaz]

Don't forget to look at either uninstalling Flash altogether
or disabling Flash from your default Profile and having a Flash Profile for if ever it's needed for functionality.

I can't speak for others but neither option would be realistic for me personally, and if I were a Firefox user I'd want exactly what Fell_MTK wants because that is exactly the right way to protect yourself from Flash exploits. I use SeaMonkey's built-in click-to-play to run like that - no problems here despite an outdated and "vulnerable" Flash.

I suppose if you want Flash out of your main profile, you could have a VM explicitly for running Flash...

I've run without Flash now for nearly a year.
Don't miss it with HTML video on youtube and many other sites.

Lucky you! How do you do it
I know someone who has an Android tablet and is constantly annoyed by the lack of Flash there because it means about half of what she wants to do just doesn't work / isn't possible there...

[FlashProfile]

It's just a workaround while you're waiting for the desirable RFE.
Posted in response to the OP's report of major instability caused by Flash.

Yes, everybody's needs are different. I like a simple life, so use the latest stable Fx/NS with most default configs ... and FlashGot to dl from youtube and some few other large sites.
For many other Flash streaming content delivery sites, there are heaps of user-developed rtmp solutions - - which take a lot less time to operate than the endless round of zero-day Flash patching.
If a site absolutely requires Flash, then I don't absolutely require that site

[Fell_MTK]

While a lot of places now do HTML5 or similar i still couldn't see myself living completely without flash, your approach is a little unrealistic and too much troublesome, but if it is working for you..