Can windows live popups be shut off?

[cmsix]

Is there any way to disable the Windows Live Popups that occur on some web
pages. They generally come up when you pass your mouse cursor over a double
underlinded piece of text.

I was surprised that they came up while using Opera and Firefox.

Checking the info box tells me that it is:

IntelliTXT In-Text Advertising

Is there any way of disabling this crap?

cmsix

[Ron Lopshire]

cmsix wrote:

> Is there any way to disable the Windows Live Popups that occur on some web
> pages. They generally come up when you pass your mouse cursor over a double
> underlinded piece of text.
>
> I was surprised that they came up while using Opera and Firefox.
>
> Checking the info box tells me that it is:
>
> IntelliTXT In-Text Advertising
>
> Is there any way of disabling this crap?

Get rid of iFrames. Many clowns use them to get around popup-blocking
and other privacy measures. And disabling Javascript and cookies goes
without saying.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IFRAME

They are easy to block in Opera, a little more work in the Mozilla
browsers.

http://www.jsware.net/jsware/foxtips.php3

http://www.jsware.net/jsware/foxtips.php3#no3im

http://javascript.about.com/library/bliframekiller.htm

Frames suck in any form. [g]

http://www.useit.com/alertbox/9612.html

Ron

[cmsix]

"Ron Lopshire" <notron@ovbl.org> wrote in message
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> cmsix wrote:
>
>> Is there any way to disable the Windows Live Popups that occur on some
>> web
>> pages. They generally come up when you pass your mouse cursor over a
>> double
>> underlinded piece of text.
>>
>> I was surprised that they came up while using Opera and Firefox.
>>
>> Checking the info box tells me that it is:
>>
>> IntelliTXT In-Text Advertising
>>
>> Is there any way of disabling this crap?
>
> Get rid of iFrames. Many clowns use them to get around popup-blocking
> and other privacy measures. And disabling Javascript and cookies goes
> without saying.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IFRAME
>
> They are easy to block in Opera, a little more work in the Mozilla
> browsers.

The option to turn them off in Opera is not present in version 9.10 or at
least it isn't in mine.

cmsix

>
> http://www.jsware.net/jsware/foxtips.php3
>
> http://www.jsware.net/jsware/foxtips.php3#no3im
>
> http://javascript.about.com/library/bliframekiller.htm
>
> Frames suck in any form. [g]
>
> http://www.useit.com/alertbox/9612.html
>
> Ron

[Ron Lopshire]

cmsix wrote:
> "Ron Lopshire" <notron@ovbl.org> wrote in message
> news:tw_yh.55$Jl.12@newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.n et...
>
>>cmsix wrote:
>>
>>>Is there any way to disable the Windows Live Popups that occur on some
>>>web
>>>pages. They generally come up when you pass your mouse cursor over a
>>>double
>>>underlinded piece of text.
>>>
>>>I was surprised that they came up while using Opera and Firefox.
>>>
>>>Checking the info box tells me that it is:
>>>
>>>IntelliTXT In-Text Advertising
>>>
>>>Is there any way of disabling this crap?
>>
>>Get rid of iFrames. Many clowns use them to get around popup-blocking
>>and other privacy measures. And disabling Javascript and cookies goes
>>without saying.
>>
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IFRAME
>>
>>They are easy to block in Opera, a little more work in the Mozilla
>>browsers.
>
> The option to turn them off in Opera is not present in version 9.10 or at
> least it isn't in mine.

Opera 9.10 here as well ...

1) Tools -> Preferences ...

2) Advanced Tab -> Content -> Style Options... Button

3) Style Options -> Display Tab -> Uncheck Enable inline frames

It usually takes me a while to find any of the Opera preferences as
well. And sometimes the developers change the Preferences applet from
time to time.

One of the big advantages of about:config in the Gecko/Mozilla apps.
No matter what bone-headed decisions the developers come up with for
the GUI, you can almost always take care of the settings with
about:config and user.js.

Ron

[cmsix]

"Ron Lopshire" <notron@ovbl.org> wrote in message
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<snip>

> Opera 9.10 here as well ...
>
> 1) Tools -> Preferences ...
>
> 2) Advanced Tab -> Content -> Style Options... Button
>
> 3) Style Options -> Display Tab -> Uncheck Enable inline frames

Thanks, I use Opera because it is easiest for people with low vision, at
least it is easiest for this person with low vision.

cmsix

>
> It usually takes me a while to find any of the Opera preferences as
> well. And sometimes the developers change the Preferences applet from
> time to time.
>
> One of the big advantages of about:config in the Gecko/Mozilla apps.
> No matter what bone-headed decisions the developers come up with for
> the GUI, you can almost always take care of the settings with
> about:config and user.js.
>
> Ron