Firefox issues

[Basil Chupin]

On 18/08/13 16:02, Christofer C. Bell wrote:
> On Sat, Aug 17, 2013 at 9:02 PM, Basil Chupin <blchupin at iinet.net.au 
> <mailto:blchupin at iinet.net.au>> wrote:
>
>     On 18/08/13 09:02, Ric Moore wrote:
>
>         On 08/17/2013 06:34 AM, pete smout wrote:
>         (I have recently added ghostery & foxyproxy so will disable
>
>             them first and see what happens)
>
>             Thanks for the prompt reply
>
>         I'd leave ghostery running. It makes firefox run MUCH quicker
>         once it's blocks the leech-like trackers. I wouldn't be
>         without it. Ric
>
>
>     However, keep in mind the the COMBINATION of NoScript and Ghostery
>     may - will - stop needed info being sent to your screen. I found
>     this out the hard way last night.
>
>     I am waiting for the delivery of a new car I ordered and went here-
>
>     http://www.toyota.com.au/aurion?WT.ac=Tab2Aurion
>
>     to see the new "video" presentation of the car. However I couldn't
>     see the display, but after fooling around with the Addons I found
>     that by disabling NoScript and Ghostery together the "video" worked.
>
>     So, if you come across a site like the one above and cannot see
>     what you are supposed to see then consider disabling Ghostery (you
>     don't have to reboot FF after doing this - just refresh the web
>     page) and then NoScript (but with NoScript you have to actually
>     restart FF).
>
>
> I'm not certain NoScript actually needs to be disabled, does it?  You 
> should be able to tell NoScript "Temporarily allow all scripts this 
> page" or somesuch without having to fully disable the addon.

This is how I have been using NoScript for 'decades' and so know aboout 
the temporarily allowing a site and it's hangers-on access but for this 
site at least I could only get the video by disabling NoScript (and 
Ghostery).

BC

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