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How can i disable NoScript placeholder?

It broke some websites when shown.

I don't think there is any way to do that in NoScript Webext.

What websites does it break and how? Is it same type of breakage as viewtopic.php?f=7&t=26288 or something else?

barbaz wrote: ↑Mon Dec 13, 2021 5:46 pm I don't think there is any way to do that in NoScript Webext.

What websites does it break and how? Is it same type of breakage as viewtopic.php?f=7&t=26288 or something else?

Hi! It broke twitter for me when it blocked media. It the same breakage.

If you don't want to just allow the media, does the Violentmonkey user script from the other thread help?

If you want to just hide it visually, you can use the Stylus extension with the following style (configurable also per-site):

Thanks that does the job

Entered that in userContent.css


/*disable video placeholders*/
.__NoScript_PlaceHolder__ {
display: none !important;
}

Maybe a question with an obvious answer, but can you or someone please explain the purpose of the video placeholder? Don't understand what that has to do with allowing scripts or not. Since, even without the placeholder I can always simply choose not to run the video; not something I have no control over. What am I being protected against?

kukla wrote: ↑Tue May 24, 2022 5:12 pm Maybe a question with an obvious answer, but can you or someone please explain the purpose of the video placeholder?

If you click it you can allow the individual <video> independently. Without the placeholder, you'd have to either allow the entire site hosting the video, or manually enter the exact URL of the video in NoScript Options > Per-site-Permissions.

Thanks barbaz, didn't know about that, as I hardly, if ever, watch videos, especially at the Times.

Did try that, but am I missing something: when I clear history, cache, even restart Firefox, the video, once played, keeps playing. Couldn't find any way to stop it.

kukla wrote: ↑Wed May 25, 2022 5:00 pm Did try that, but am I missing something: when I clear history, cache, even restart Firefox, the video, once played, keeps playing. Couldn't find any way to stop it.

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