Adblock Plus and (a little) more
Improved security in SeaMonkey · 2006-12-07 19:29 by Wladimir Palant
Changes
- SeaMonkey: Switched on a security setting that isn’t used by default for some reason
Optimized storage of internal data · 2006-12-06 16:06 by Wladimir Palant
Changes
- Made tab displayed by “Show tabs on Flash and Java” a link (because of the context menu and ability to middle-click, bug 15638)
- “Show tabs on Flash and Java” can be used without JavaScript again (bug 15637)
- Made sure that web pages constantly reloading images won’t increase required memory (bug 15317)
- No longer relying on extension version reported by the browser (is unreliable in SeaMonkey, forum thread)
- Firefox: Adblock Plus icon shows up at the right edge of the navigation toolbar by default (forum thread)
- Increased maxVersion for Songbird to 0.3
- Removed obsolete file property from install manifest (not required for Firefox 1.5 and higher)
- No longer using event handler for data storage (bug 15758)
- Using Gecko’s built-in feature for scrolling to node when selecting in the sidebar — should be less error-prone
- Improved check for objects opened on its own (tabs shouldn’t be shown for these objects)
Autoregistration for SeaMonkey done · 2006-10-30 07:41 by Wladimir Palant
Changes
- SeaMonkey: Extension registers automatically, only need to copy the files to install
Almost there for Adblock Plus 0.7.2.2 release · 2006-10-30 01:33 by Wladimir Palant
Only one change missing for Adblock Plus 0.7.2.2 — automatic registration to allow installation in SeaMonkey by simply copying the files.
Changes
- K-Meleon: Added context menu to the toolbar icon
- Fixed: Should not offer whitelisting options for about:blank
Known issues
Message showing up when context menu is openedSongbird: Status bar icon doesn’t have a context menuSongbird: Keyboard shortcuts don’t work- Songbird: Toolbar icon not supported, status bar icon shows up instead
Improving Songbird user interface integration · 2006-10-28 12:28 by Wladimir Palant
Changes
- Songbird: Added Adblock Plus menu item to the Files menu
- Songbird: Added Adblock Plus icon to the status bar
- Fixed: Status bar icon always displayed as the most right icon, cannot be moved with Organize Status Bar
- Fixed? Enter/Tab key trigger Adblock Plus actions
Known issues
- Songbird: Status bar icon doesn’t have a context menu
- Songbird: Keyboard shortcuts don’t work
Opening in new tab from SeaMonkey Mail fixed · 2006-10-26 01:43 by Wladimir Palant
Changes
- Updated findbar icons to match Firefox 2.0 theme
- Fixed: “Open Link in New Tab” stopped working in SeaMonkey Mail (bug 15536)
- Fixed: Ads not blocked in newsgroup posts (forum thread)
Adblock Plus 0.7.2 release candidate · 2006-10-24 08:25 by Wladimir Palant
Changes
- New languages: Slovenian, Hungarian, Vietnamese
- Implemented new pattern matching algorithm to speed up processing of large filter lists
- Reduced impact of object tabs on page’s HTML code, no more problems with WYSIWYG editors like the ones used in some blogs
- Optimized processing
- Fixed item width in welcom dialog in SeaMonkey
Known issues
SeaMonkey Mail not yet supported- No toolbar icon in SeaMonkey Mail (statusbar icon shows up instead)
Thunderbird: Whitelisting for blog entries should still go by website and not by sender- Danish, Korean and Traditional Chinese locales contain some English strings
Subscription suggestions rewrite complete · 2006-10-19 18:36 by Wladimir Palant
Changes
- Changed welcome dialog to allow only one subscription to be selected
- Only left the really recommended and universal subscriptions in the welcome dialog, other subscriptions moved to a website (linked from the welcome dialog and new subscription dialog)
K-Meleon support: three more issues fixed · 2006-10-01 22:55 by Wladimir Palant
Note: Minimal required browser version is K-Meleon 1.02.
Known issues
Subscription suggestions dialog causes each toolbar to be placed on a separate line (only visible in the Russian version of K-Meleon for some reason)K-Meleon sometimes crashes on exit (only visible in the Russian version of K-Meleon for some reason)Toolbar icon uses a whole line for itself by default, needs to be moved/resized(thanks to Quicksilver tears)
K-Meleon support: making progress · 2006-09-27 22:37 by Wladimir Palant
Check out the screenshot to see what it looks like.
Changes
- Added toolbar and status bar icons
- Added a dozen new error messages, if the plugin doesn’t load you should see the reason in JavaScript console
- Starting autoregistration for Adblock Plus component manually (not relying on .autoreg any more)
Known issues
K-Meleon sometimes crashes on exitBlockable items doesn’t react to keyboard input when opened until you click itProbably a few dozen small memory leaksToolbar/status bar icon not yet implemented- Context menu and tooltip for the icons not yet implemented
Several crashes with K-Meleon CCFBlockable items and Preferences dialogs sometimes show K-Meleon’s default menuSubscription suggestions window doesn’t open on first startup- Toolbar icon uses a whole line for itself by default, needs to be moved/resized
Known limitations
- Status bar icon doesn’t react to middle-clicks
- Toolbar icon cannot be hiden via Adblock Plus options, only via View / Toolbars menu