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    Mircea Grelus
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    Does anyone know if there is such a thing. I've seen it but I think it was a feature of Opera. Can't remember. What bugs me is that when using CPHog the normal left pane with ads is moved to the right of the page and the "Message Boards" menu hides behind those flash ads.

    Cheers, Mircea "Pay people peanuts and you get monkeys" - David Ogilvy

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      Does anyone know if there is such a thing. I've seen it but I think it was a feature of Opera. Can't remember. What bugs me is that when using CPHog the normal left pane with ads is moved to the right of the page and the "Message Boards" menu hides behind those flash ads.

      Cheers, Mircea "Pay people peanuts and you get monkeys" - David Ogilvy

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      al13n
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      It's called "AdBlock Plus"

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        Does anyone know if there is such a thing. I've seen it but I think it was a feature of Opera. Can't remember. What bugs me is that when using CPHog the normal left pane with ads is moved to the right of the page and the "Message Boards" menu hides behind those flash ads.

        Cheers, Mircea "Pay people peanuts and you get monkeys" - David Ogilvy

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        Flashblock[^] blocks flash. All flash. 'Till you want it (configurable by site).

        every night, i kneel at the foot of my bed and thank the Great Overseeing Politicians for protecting my freedoms by reducing their number, as if they were deer in a state park. -- Chris Losinger, Online Poker Players?

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          It's called "AdBlock Plus"

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          Mircea Grelus
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          Apparently it doesn't work for flash, because when you right-click you get the flash menu so there's no AdBlock entry.

          Cheers, Mircea "Pay people peanuts and you get monkeys" - David Ogilvy

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            Flashblock[^] blocks flash. All flash. 'Till you want it (configurable by site).

            every night, i kneel at the foot of my bed and thank the Great Overseeing Politicians for protecting my freedoms by reducing their number, as if they were deer in a state park. -- Chris Losinger, Online Poker Players?

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            Mircea Grelus
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            This is kind of the reverse of how I want thing to happen. I want to configure which to block, not which to allow. In case I don't find anything else I guess I'll use this.

            Cheers, Mircea "Pay people peanuts and you get monkeys" - David Ogilvy

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              Apparently it doesn't work for flash, because when you right-click you get the flash menu so there's no AdBlock entry.

              Cheers, Mircea "Pay people peanuts and you get monkeys" - David Ogilvy

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              Daniel Grunwald
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              You can also use the "ABP" icon next to the search bar to block elements, there's no need to use the context menu.

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                You can also use the "ABP" icon next to the search bar to block elements, there's no need to use the context menu.

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                Mircea Grelus
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                And gone the flash is. Haven't noticed that. Thanks! :)

                Cheers, Mircea "Pay people peanuts and you get monkeys" - David Ogilvy

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                • M Mircea Grelus

                  Does anyone know if there is such a thing. I've seen it but I think it was a feature of Opera. Can't remember. What bugs me is that when using CPHog the normal left pane with ads is moved to the right of the page and the "Message Boards" menu hides behind those flash ads.

                  Cheers, Mircea "Pay people peanuts and you get monkeys" - David Ogilvy

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                  Member 96
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                  But of course you'd never use it on CodeProject.com right? Since you value the site and don't want to rip it off? :)


                  Cum catapultae proscriptae erunt tum soli proscripti catapultas habebunt

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                    But of course you'd never use it on CodeProject.com right? Since you value the site and don't want to rip it off? :)


                    Cum catapultae proscriptae erunt tum soli proscripti catapultas habebunt

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                    Mircea Grelus
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                    I definitely value the site since I spend a lot of time here. My need for blocking some ads on the site arises from a need of functionality and accessibility. I simply cannot access the forums because those ads hide the menu. In order be able to access them I need to refresh the page a number of times. But, to my knowledge the ads are regionally targeted, and my IP being from Romania, I get almost every time some flash ads that block the menu. So I bet this repeated refresh doesn't help the site a bit since it introduces redundant load on the servers. Also, I like to help people with their problems when I have the time, so this prevents me from providing help. To make it short, the ad blocking business is not a wish, it's a necessity. :)

                    Cheers, Mircea "Pay people peanuts and you get monkeys" - David Ogilvy

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                      Flashblock[^] blocks flash. All flash. 'Till you want it (configurable by site).

                      every night, i kneel at the foot of my bed and thank the Great Overseeing Politicians for protecting my freedoms by reducing their number, as if they were deer in a state park. -- Chris Losinger, Online Poker Players?

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                      code frog 0
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                      Perfect now move the ads back where they belong!!! :-D

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                      • M Mircea Grelus

                        I definitely value the site since I spend a lot of time here. My need for blocking some ads on the site arises from a need of functionality and accessibility. I simply cannot access the forums because those ads hide the menu. In order be able to access them I need to refresh the page a number of times. But, to my knowledge the ads are regionally targeted, and my IP being from Romania, I get almost every time some flash ads that block the menu. So I bet this repeated refresh doesn't help the site a bit since it introduces redundant load on the servers. Also, I like to help people with their problems when I have the time, so this prevents me from providing help. To make it short, the ad blocking business is not a wish, it's a necessity. :)

                        Cheers, Mircea "Pay people peanuts and you get monkeys" - David Ogilvy

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                        So don't use CPhog, or talk to whoever makes it.


                        Cum catapultae proscriptae erunt tum soli proscripti catapultas habebunt

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                          So don't use CPhog, or talk to whoever makes it.


                          Cum catapultae proscriptae erunt tum soli proscripti catapultas habebunt

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                          Mircea Grelus
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                          What the ad blocker does is wrap the ad in a span element and mark it as hidden through css. So the add gets counted as displayed, and CP gets the money per view (if that's how the contract is made). Now as far as clicking on ads, I think that's up to me to decide especially that the vertical ads displayed are the same as the horizontal ones in the header.

                          Cheers, Mircea "Pay people peanuts and you get monkeys" - David Ogilvy

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