What is a good HTML5 video blocker?

Post by Ant
Hello.
I don't want to use FlashBlock extension again since I dumped it because
both the latest SeaMonkey and Firefox web browsers have plug-in blockers
for Flash, Silverlight, etc.
Thank you in advance. :)

I don't think FlashBlock would block HTML5 videos anyway.

I have the PrefBar extension installed. I created a button to block
HTML5 media. It toggles the media.autoplay.enabled preference variable.

Given that you now know what preference variable is involved, you can
now create your own PrefBar button. Otherwise, I can provide it to you
for you to download and import into PrefBar.

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2014-01-08 14:20:06 UTC

Post by David E. Ross

I don't think FlashBlock would block HTML5 videos anyway.
I have the PrefBar extension installed. I created a button to block
HTML5 media. It toggles the media.autoplay.enabled preference variable.
Given that you now know what preference variable is involved, you can
now create your own PrefBar button. Otherwise, I can provide it to you
for you to download and import into PrefBar.

Thanks. You should submit your button to PrefBar web site! :D
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2014-01-08 14:21:11 UTC

Post by David E. Ross
I don't think FlashBlock would block HTML5 videos anyway.

http://flashblock.mozdev.org/ says "2013-03-23: Flashblock 1.5.17
released for Firefox 4.0 to Firefox 22.0 (Nightly).
2013-03-23: Flashblock 1.3.20 released for Seamonkey 2.0 to 2.19 (Nightly).

New features and fixes:

[fix] Bug 24896 Allow whitelist for some sites. Patch by Tommy Wu.
[fix]Re-enable whitelist integration with Adblock Plus and other
content blockers.
[fix] Don't enable controls for HTML5 video/audio since some sites
(Youtube) have their own video controls.
[new] Add option to enable/disable HTML5 video blocking..."

I really like Mozilla's plug-in blocker. I wished it could block HTML5
videos internally.
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Perhaps; both are alive. No. Metaphor is saying the ant is an elephant.
Now, logically speaking, I know there is a difference. If you put
elephants and ants before me, I believe that every time I will correctly
identify the elephant and the ant. So metaphor must come from a very
different place than that of the logical, intelligent mind. It comes
from a place that is very courageous, willing to step out of our
preconceived ways of seeing things and open so large that it can see the
oneness in an ant and in an elephant." --Natalie Goldberg
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Ant

2014-01-08 16:04:48 UTC

Post by David E. Ross
I have the PrefBar extension installed. I created a button to block
HTML5 media. It toggles the media.autoplay.enabled preference variable.
Given that you now know what preference variable is involved, you can
now create your own PrefBar button. Otherwise, I can provide it to you
for you to download and import into PrefBar.

Please kindly share it with us? :)
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David E. Ross

2014-01-08 16:46:56 UTC

Please kindly share it with us? :)

Go to <http://rossde.com/test/>. Find HTML5_toggle.btn. Right-click
and select "Save Link Target As" and select a location.

Launch SeaMonkey. Right-click on the PrefBar tool bar and select
"Customize PrefBar". In the right-hand pane, right-click and select
"Import". Navigate to where you saved HTML5_toggle.btn, select it, and
select the Open button.

2014-01-08 14:49:26 UTC

If you don't want to see it, in about:config set
media.webm.enabled to 'false'.

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Ant

2014-01-08 16:04:52 UTC

Post by Ant
I don't want to use FlashBlock extension again since I dumped it because
both the latest SeaMonkey and Firefox web browsers have plug-in blockers
for Flash, Silverlight, etc.

If you don't want to see it, in about:config set
media.webm.enabled to 'false'.

Thanks. It would be easier to have a button. :)
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W3BNR

2014-01-08 16:40:24 UTC

Post by Ant
I don't want to use FlashBlock extension again since I dumped it because
both the latest SeaMonkey and Firefox web browsers have plug-in blockers
for Flash, Silverlight, etc.

If you don't want to see it, in about:config set
media.webm.enabled to 'false'.

Thanks. It would be easier to have a button. :)

I seen you're running SM2.23. If you have 'PrefBar' installed you can
easily create a button of its menu. Insturctions:

1. Right click anywhere on 'PrefBar' and select 'Customize PrefBar'.
2. Right click anywhere in the 'Available Items' box and select 'New'.
3. From drop-down menu select 'Checkbox'.
4. Fill in the 'Checkbox' form as follows:
a. Id: WebM
b. Label: WebM
c. toPrep: value
d. fromPrep: value
e. Hotkey: (disabled)
5. Click on 'Apply.

New 'Item Name' (WebM) should now appear in the left column.
Right click on it and move it to the left column ('enabled Items')
in what ever position you would like it to be displayed.

In the meantime - enjoy whatever is left of the "Polar Vortex". (:<

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W3BNR

2014-01-08 18:44:22 UTC

Post by Ant
I don't want to use FlashBlock extension again since I dumped it because
both the latest SeaMonkey and Firefox web browsers have plug-in blockers
for Flash, Silverlight, etc.

If you don't want to see it, in about:config set
media.webm.enabled to 'false'.

Thanks. It would be easier to have a button. :)

I seen you're running SM2.23. If you have 'PrefBar' installed you can
1. Right click anywhere on 'PrefBar' and select 'Customize PrefBar'.
2. Right click anywhere in the 'Available Items' box and select 'New'.
3. From drop-down menu select 'Checkbox'.
a. Id: WebM
b. Label: WebM
c. toPrep: value
d. fromPrep: value
e. Hotkey: (disabled)
5. Click on 'Apply.
New 'Item Name' (WebM) should now appear in the left column.

Right click on it and move it to the right column ('enabled Items')

Post by W3BNR
in what ever position you would like it to be displayed.
In the meantime - enjoy whatever is left of the "Polar Vortex". (:<

Note corrected line above........... I must start proofreading before
posting.

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begins in his conduct." -Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826)

Mr. Ed

2014-01-08 20:43:10 UTC

Post by Ant
I don't want to use FlashBlock extension again since I dumped it because
both the latest SeaMonkey and Firefox web browsers have plug-in blockers
for Flash, Silverlight, etc.

If you don't want to see it, in about:config set
media.webm.enabled to 'false'.

Thanks. It would be easier to have a button. :)

Right click on it and move it to the right column ('enabled Items')

Post by W3BNR
in what ever position you would like it to be displayed.
In the meantime - enjoy whatever is left of the "Polar Vortex". (:<

Note corrected line above........... I must start proofreading before
posting.

Thanks for the explicit instructions.

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Ant

2016-10-23 06:48:48 UTC

Post by Ant
I don't want to use FlashBlock extension again since I dumped it because
both the latest SeaMonkey and Firefox web browsers have plug-in blockers
for Flash, Silverlight, etc.

If you don't want to see it, in about:config set
media.webm.enabled to 'false'.

Thanks. It would be easier to have a button. :)

Right click on it and move it to the right column ('enabled Items')

Post by W3BNR
in what ever position you would like it to be displayed.
In the meantime - enjoy whatever is left of the "Polar Vortex". (:<

Note corrected line above........... I must start proofreading before
posting.

Hi again.

I had a HDD crash so I had to redo my Windows OS, setups, etc. from
scratch. I noticed Prefbar asks for a value in Prefstring's form. What
do I enter? I tried value, but the button didn't work.

Thank you in advance. :)

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David E. Ross

2016-10-23 14:53:18 UTC

Post by Ant
I don't want to use FlashBlock extension again since I dumped it because
both the latest SeaMonkey and Firefox web browsers have plug-in blockers
for Flash, Silverlight, etc.

If you don't want to see it, in about:config set
media.webm.enabled to 'false'.

Thanks. It would be easier to have a button. :)

Right click on it and move it to the right column ('enabled Items')

Post by W3BNR
in what ever position you would like it to be displayed.
In the meantime - enjoy whatever is left of the "Polar Vortex". (:<

Note corrected line above........... I must start proofreading before
posting.

Hi again.
I had a HDD crash so I had to redo my Windows OS, setups, etc. from
scratch. I noticed Prefbar asks for a value in Prefstring's form. What
do I enter? I tried value, but the button didn't work.
Thank you in advance. :)

I created a PrefBar checkbox with the ID "HTML5 Media Autoplay" and the
Label "HTML5 Media". Under Prefstring, it toggles the preference
variable "media.autoplay.enabled". Both toPref and fromPref are merely
"value". (All of the above without the quotes.)

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discovered that their education at Trump University
was worthless? And how about the contractors,
suppliers, and employees he stiffed in his several
bankruptcies?

David E. Ross

2016-10-23 14:56:30 UTC

Post by David E. Ross

Post by Ant
I don't want to use FlashBlock extension again since I dumped it because
both the latest SeaMonkey and Firefox web browsers have plug-in blockers
for Flash, Silverlight, etc.

If you don't want to see it, in about:config set
media.webm.enabled to 'false'.

Thanks. It would be easier to have a button. :)

Right click on it and move it to the right column ('enabled Items')

Post by W3BNR
in what ever position you would like it to be displayed.
In the meantime - enjoy whatever is left of the "Polar Vortex". (:<

Note corrected line above........... I must start proofreading before
posting.

Hi again.
I had a HDD crash so I had to redo my Windows OS, setups, etc. from
scratch. I noticed Prefbar asks for a value in Prefstring's form. What
do I enter? I tried value, but the button didn't work.
Thank you in advance. :)

Oops! I almost forgot the following.

In file user.js in my profile, I inserted:
user_pref("media.autoplay.enabled", false);
// in case I forget, disables HTML5 media
Do not forget to include the semi-colon (;) at the end of the first
line. The second line is a comment to remind me why I have this in
user.js.

Daniel

2016-10-24 13:18:35 UTC

On 24/10/2016 1:56 AM, David E. Ross wrote:

<Snip>

Post by David E. Ross
Oops! I almost forgot the following.
user_pref("media.autoplay.enabled", false);
// in case I forget, disables HTML5 media
Do not forget to include the semi-colon (;) at the end of the first
line. The second line is a comment to remind me why I have this in
user.js.

David, is autoplay only a function of HTML5 or would a pref
"user_pref("media.autoplay.enabled", true); cause any type of
media/video file to autoplay??

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SeaMonkey/2.40 Build identifier: 20160120202951
or
User agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:41.0) Gecko/20100101
SeaMonkey/2.38 Build identifier: 20150903203501

David E. Ross

2016-10-24 14:50:20 UTC

Post by Daniel
<Snip>

David, is autoplay only a function of HTML5 or would a pref
"user_pref("media.autoplay.enabled", true); cause any type of
media/video file to autoplay??

When I first updated user.js for this, I was under the impression that
it applied only to HTML5 media. I do not recall why that was my
impression. I can guess that it might have been because HTML5 media was
the only media/video capability inherent in the browser that did not
require a plugin or extension.

NoOp

2016-10-23 18:01:15 UTC

Post by Ant
I don't want to use FlashBlock extension again since I dumped it because
both the latest SeaMonkey and Firefox web browsers have plug-in blockers
for Flash, Silverlight, etc.

If you don't want to see it, in about:config set
media.webm.enabled to 'false'.

Thanks. It would be easier to have a button. :)

Right click on it and move it to the right column ('enabled Items')

Post by W3BNR
in what ever position you would like it to be displayed.
In the meantime - enjoy whatever is left of the "Polar Vortex". (:<

Note corrected line above........... I must start proofreading before
posting.

Hi again.
I had a HDD crash so I had to redo my Windows OS, setups, etc. from
scratch. I noticed Prefbar asks for a value in Prefstring's form. What
do I enter? I tried value, but the button didn't work.
Thank you in advance. :)

Here are the old threads that tell you how to do this:

Turn Off HTML5?
<https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/mozilla.support.seamonkey/aBIAoMhjNTs>
Are there any good ondemand HTML5 video blockers?
<https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/mozilla.support.firefox/2cfWcfzwTmY>
What is a good HTML5 video blocker?
<https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/mozilla.support.firefox/FH-ZAb3cpxU>

And I have an additional 'AutoPlay' button:
"prefbar:button:autoplay": {
"type": "check",
"label": "AutoPlay",
"prefstring": "media.autoplay.enabled",
"topref": "value",
"frompref": "value"

and 'H.24' button:
"prefbar:button:gstreamer": {
"type": "check",
"label": "H.264",
"prefstring": "media.gstreamer.enabled",
"topref": "value",
"frompref": "value"

Desiree

2014-01-09 12:21:16 UTC

Both browsers have Click to Play plugin which works for HTML5 as well as
Flash. You can also install Click to Play Manager on both browsers for
easy whitelisting.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/click-to-play-manager/?src=search

You are saying that when you go to Youtube, for instance, and there is
video there that plays in HTML5 that it just starts playing on SM and
Fx? It shouldn't. IE 10 (on Win 8) is a very different story as HTML5
video will just start playing on IE but on Fx and SM you should get a
click to play arrow.

Ant

2014-01-09 13:33:03 UTC

Post by Desiree
Both browsers have Click to Play plugin which works for HTML5 as well as
Flash. You can also install Click to Play Manager on both browsers for
easy whitelisting.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/click-to-play-manager/?src=search
You are saying that when you go to Youtube, for instance, and there is
video there that plays in HTML5 that it just starts playing on SM and
Fx? It shouldn't. IE 10 (on Win 8) is a very different story as HTML5
video will just start playing on IE but on Fx and SM you should get a
click to play arrow.

Really? I see some HTML5 media players show up rarely. I will have to
find some later to share. I know MP3s will play automatically like
http://salemnet.vo.llnwd.net/o29/insightforliving/mp3/broadcast/in20140110.mp3
...

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Kertesz Laszlo

2014-01-09 19:56:21 UTC

Really? I see some HTML5 media players show up rarely. I will have to find some later to share. I know MP3s will play automatically like http://salemnet.vo.llnwd.net/o29/insightforliving/mp3/broadcast/in20140110.mp3 ...

Well im concerned about this too. Not only media play, but also on certain sites i have seen some flashy (pun intended) html5/svg based advertisements with moving stuff etc, looking exacctly like the flash based ones. Besides being annoying, they used quite some cpu.

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Ant

2014-01-10 19:55:21 UTC