Flashblock for Opera 9

Friday, 25. May 2007, 20:12:35

Flashblocker.zip
Replaces Flash objects with a button you can click to view them. Two variants: with text and graphic buttons. And simple variant, without buttons.

Based on Flashblock for FF and GspuSi Flash blocker for Opera 9.

FAQ

Q: It don't work.
A: It work. Please read description (FlashBlocker-info.txt) and do as it is written there. Possibly will become more clear for you, if you will look as it's done in Opera Portable.

Q: It don't work on certain site.
A: It's unlikely, but possibly. Please specify the address of problem site.

Q: Unblock of flash don't work on secure (https) sites.
A: UserJavaScriptonHTTPS.

Update
Fixed small problem with FlashBlocker.js.
Blocking of Silverlight is added.
Used icons from AVol.
A tooltip is shown with the address of flash (only if cursor of mouse from below).

Update
Added text buttons (for Opera 8 and 9)
A tooltip now is shown and on YouTube.

Update (08.05.2008)
Added variant flashblocker.zip\show flash size\. It looks fully like flashblock for FF.

Toolbar and menu with BBCode Ver 1.4.24 EngGet File Size setup for Opera

Comments

May 27, 2007
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia

I just want to thank you for making this program available. I have installed it and it works even better that I had hoped. Considering that I am not very experienced in matters such as these the entire exercise was simple and effective.
The Flashblock utility or lack of it was my only complaint with Opera.

Thanks again

The Veg.

By vegetable, # 27. May 2007, 22:26:48

Не пашет под Оперой для Linux.
OS Ubuntu 7.04 AMD64, FlashPlayer9.

By Ubivetz, # 1. June 2007, 15:03:49

Ubivetz
В чём это проявляется? CSS-ка выбрана в Вид->Меню, но флеш не режется?

By Lex1, # 2. June 2007, 09:34:48

kergan writes:

how to install it on opera? I mean is where do I need to place it.

Thanks in advance

By anonymous user, # 5. June 2007, 07:48:10

From readme:

Installation:
Close Opera, unzip 'FlashBlocker.zip' to some place on your harddisk.
Copy FlashBlocker.css to your user styles folder like c:\...\Opera\Opera 9\profile\styles\user (looking in Help->About Opera)
Copy FlashBlocker.js to your userJS folder like c:\...\Opera\Opera 9\profile\userJS (more about installation UserJS)
Restart Opera und enjoy.
You may want to test Flash at: http://www.macromedia.com/software/flash/about/

By Lex1, # 5. June 2007, 12:36:01

Oscar writes:

Hi,

Cannot get it to work.

Opera:
Versión: 9.21
Compilación: 8776

In my Opera6.ini

User JavaScript=1
Always Load User JavaScript=1
Allow script to receive right clicks=1
Error Console Filter=javascript=2

Files correctly placed in:

Ficheros JavaScript de usuario:
C:\Docu...ngs\Oscar\Datos de programa\Opera\Opera\profile\userjs

Directorio CSS de usuario:
C:\Docu...gs\Oscar\Datos de programa\Opera\Opera\profile\styles\user\

Have tried the 3 differnet options, cleared cache, etc; but always see flash animations.

Am I missing something.

TIA,Oscar.

By anonymous user, # 22. June 2007, 19:06:54

Yes, it is correct. You select Flashblock in menu View->Style? (added it in readme)

By Lex1, # 23. June 2007, 07:29:18

Anonymous writes:

nope, cant work either. i confirm that.

By anonymous user, # 9. July 2007, 10:03:40

Useless report. Which OS you use? Sample of page?

By Lex1, # 9. July 2007, 12:30:29

worked to a degree for me...
it blocked it but I couldn't get the flash file to play
when I clicked on the button.

Opera version 9.22
Build 8800
System Windows XP Pro

By Mike46, # 12. July 2007, 07:54:44

For unblock Flash, used UserJS. Check that he is correctly installed. If you to it did not use UserJS do install OSpell and make sure, that he works.

By Lex1, # 12. July 2007, 08:19:08

Anonymous writes:

I've found it works fine on 9.02.8585/XP Pro, but fails for some reason (eg, http://finance.google.com/finance?q=BRK.A ). Almost all other pages I've viewed work well.

Thanks for releasing this! I've been wanting something like this for years.

By anonymous user, # 17. July 2007, 02:29:12

I can get it to work in Opera 9.21 in ubuntu but only if I set Tools -> Preferences -> Advanced -> Content -> Style options -> My style sheet to point to FlashBlocker.css . It is not mentioned in the installation instruction. Is this setting required? Also, I can't play YouTube movies when FlashBlocker is enabled. It complains that my Flash Player version is too old (9,0,31,0). But it works if I disable FlashBlocker.

By serons, # 18. July 2007, 12:03:25

but only if I set
Yes, it alternative variant.
Copying of FlashBlocker.css in "User CSS directory" does not work for you?
Also, I can't play YouTube
Works for me (WinXP, Flash 9,0,47,0)

By Lex1, # 19. July 2007, 12:32:21

Emil writes:

OK, this blocker is pretty good, but there's just 1 thing that stops me using it. I mainly use it to block all these ads on sites. But if I click on one of the hidden objects, a new window pops up (the browser opens the ad). Isn't there a way just to show the flash content without following the site it links to?

Thanks.

By anonymous user, # 28. July 2007, 07:48:32

Emil writes:

So, I changed the last line of the FlashBlocker.js file from:
window.addEventListener('click' .....
to:
window.addEventListener('mouseover' ...
And now, flash object show whenever I put my mouse over the flash button;)
This is how I like it

I post this because there probably might be somebody else who wants the same behaviour

By anonymous user, # 28. July 2007, 08:11:05

Thank you very much! One else useful tool.

By kazakov.alexander, # 7. August 2007, 09:50:43

How can I use whitelist? (:

By Hadret, # 4. September 2007, 19:01:01

Edit FlashBlocker-white-list.js

// ==UserScript==
// @name Flash Blocker white list.
// @author Lex1
// @description White list for Flash Blocker.
// @include http://example.com/*
// @include http://my.opera.com/*
// ==/UserScript==

By Lex1, # 5. September 2007, 08:41:39

Anonymous writes:

Can't download the zip file. Can anyone help?

By anonymous user, # 6. September 2007, 21:07:19

http://files.myopera.com/Lex1/files/flashblocker.zip

By Lex1, # 7. September 2007, 12:39:52

Good works, thanks!

By Darken, # 7. September 2007, 20:25:51

@ Lex1

In 9.5 alpha I have {content:url("image.png");} work very good, You know. But in white-list.js I don't know how change:

('url("data:image/png;base64,')

By JaDo, # 10. September 2007, 09:37:45

Darken

JaDo
Use url("image.png") instead url("data:image/png;base64,
(open dev console, click on image and look in Styles->content)

By Lex1, # 10. September 2007, 19:19:18

Thanks for answer

.

OK, this working

('url("file://localhost.../image.png"')

By JaDo, # 10. September 2007, 19:51:41

Ton writes:

I.am using mac OSX,

how to install it??

the .css part seemd to work, but where in OSX is the userJS folder for the .js part???

By anonymous user, # 16. September 2007, 10:44:11

Hm.. I think, you must create folder and select in Ctrl+F12->Content->JavaScript Options..

By Lex1, # 16. September 2007, 14:57:23

Anonymous writes:

Great its wori even under Ubuntu

I missed it very very much so thanks You very very much

Could You explain me one thing more. I have extracted zip file into hard drive and moved files into Opera`s subfolder. But in extracted folder I have "FlashBlocker-white-list.js" I do not thing that that moved files have remembered directory of extractedo folder, isn`t it? So how Opera knows or use that white list? Shoul I fill something somewhere?
Of course all works good but that white list could be useful

thx
Przemek

By anonymous user, # 8. October 2007, 21:58:39

But in extracted folder I have "FlashBlocker-white-list.js"

It's UserJS. Copy FlashBlocker-white-list.js to yours UserJS folder (also as FlashBlocker.js). Add the addresses of necessary sites, in beginning of file («// @include http://example.com/*»).

By Lex1, # 9. October 2007, 10:37:42

Anonymous writes:

thnx I will do exactly as You write

great job

By anonymous user, # 10. October 2007, 18:01:25

could you include a toolbar button to turn it on and off??

Thanks

Ruben

By tosbsas, # 12. October 2007, 20:13:58

No. Digits in button, system specific. Use any button generator and create similar button

Button1, "Flash Blocker"="Select user CSS file, 1, , "Flash Blocker on", "Transfer Loading" > Deselect user CSS file, 1, , "Flash Blocker off", "Transfer Failure""

By Lex1, # 13. October 2007, 14:21:02

script is no problem, but the button calls always another css - whats internal number

ruben

By tosbsas, # 13. October 2007, 14:32:43

found it - in my case its css number 11, but in toolbar I use 10

Ruben

By tosbsas, # 13. October 2007, 17:07:10

kjelle392 writes:

Can't get it to work. I have followed the instructions, but don't find the view-mode for flashblocker. System: Opera 9.24 in Windows Vista.

By anonymous user, # 4. November 2007, 10:26:55

Grzegorz Aksamit writes:

There seems to some problem with flashblocker and google analytics. Blocked flash charts are unclickable so you can't manually enable them. Also adding http://www.google.com/* (or https) to whitelist .js file doesn't seem to work. Maybe because google is placing those flash charts using javascript, not direct object/embed tags.

Any suggested solution for this, except disabling flashblocker completely from view->styles menu?

By anonymous user, # 21. November 2007, 09:50:00

kjelle392
Re-read the description.

Grzegorz Aksamit
Sample of page plz.

or https

UserJS don't work on https by default.

By Lex1, # 21. November 2007, 12:34:35

Grzegorz Aksamit writes:

Lex1: https://www.google.com/analytics/home/
.. but it requires an account.

UserJS seems to be working fine on my Opera 9.24 on WinXP, because flashblocker is blocking all flash on this page. Only whitelist .js is not working on it.

By anonymous user, # 21. November 2007, 17:31:20

UserJS seems to be working fine on my Opera 9.24 on WinXP, because flashblocker is blocking all flash on this page.

No. FlashBlocker.js it really FlashUnBlocker.js. He serves only for deblocking of flash on a click.
Looking opera:config#UserPrefs|UserJavaScriptonHTTPS

By Lex1, # 21. November 2007, 23:18:42

Grzegorz Aksamit writes:

ok, that solved this problem. Thanks.

By anonymous user, # 22. November 2007, 13:59:47

Tom writes:

Hi, it works just fine but "Flash blocker" doesn't appear in the view->styles menu. Why? (byw I use a Norwegian language file)

By anonymous user, # 27. November 2007, 00:17:04

Anonymous writes:

Hi

A. FlashBlocker change the fonts of titles (h1...h6) E.g. On this site (hebrew) http://news.walla.co.il/?w=//1202430

B. no style in vew style, had to write it at 'my style sheet'

By anonymous user, # 28. November 2007, 22:46:29

FlashBlocker change the fonts of titles

I see no differences.

no style in vew style

What version of Opera do you use?

By Lex1, # 30. November 2007, 22:05:32

Anonymous writes:

I use 9.24, but I have deactivated FlashBlocker and still had the problem. Finally, I found that it was due to View->style->manage modes->|v| my fonts and colors

I removed the v, and it returned to normal. Nothing to do with FlashBlocker.

By anonymous user, # 1. December 2007, 06:19:54

Raymond writes:

I have a bit of problem with google finance page. For example,

http://finance.google.com/finance?client=ig&q=GOOG

I put the page in the whitelist and I can see the chart, but the news flags are missing. When I disable flashblock, they show up again. Anyone have seen this or have any idea why this happens.

Oh, by the way, this program is awesome!! Thanks for making it.

By anonymous user, # 8. December 2007, 17:48:12

Anonymous writes:

Where do I put the FlashBlocker.js file?

Right now, FlashBlocker.css is in my Opera\styles\user folder, but it is not an option in View -> Style. Flash content is blocked, but I cannot click on it to enable the flash to run.

By anonymous user, # 10. December 2007, 18:30:05

FlashBlocker.css is in my Opera\styles\user folder

No. «Copy FlashBlocker.css to your user styles folder like c:\...\Opera\Opera 9\profile\styles\user (looking path in Help->About Opera)»

Where do I put the FlashBlocker.js file?

http://userjs.org/help/installation

By Lex1, # 10. December 2007, 20:02:43

it works(xp opera9.24) and so simple;

just simple notice that i encountered i placed .css to this(axidantly..just to hurry)
-\Opera\styles\user\
so be aware, place it as is writen on manual
-\Opera\profile\styles\user\

By soul.., # 13. December 2007, 23:49:51

Anonymous writes:

aaa, its lame solution. why u cant write one normal adblock than ff adblock plus? its lame...

By anonymous user, # 19. December 2007, 15:44:23

Anonymous
Flashblock for Opera it's a thing similar FF flashblock, not adblock plus.

More about ad-blocking in Opera.