On 9/2/2015 12:17 PM, Cecil Bankston wrote: > EE wrote: >> Cecil Bankston wrote: >>> EE wrote: >>>> Brian Mailman wrote: >>>>> I like to open CNN http://www.cnn.com first thing, read the >>>>> headlines of >>>>> the stories I want to read later and right-click on them. "Open New >>>>> Tab" I pick. Then I read the stories I've selected. >>>>> >>>>> Problem is, CNN doesn't believe the readers know how to read and that >>>>> they want to watch videos. I don't. I want to read the stories. >>>>> >>>>> I wind up with a cacophony of videos, and I have to find them one by >>>>> one >>>>> before I can find peace. >>>>> >>>>> Is there a way of shutting down the videos unless/until I want to see >>>>> them? >>>>> >>>>> Thanks. >>>>> >>>>> B/ >>>> >>>> What is that site using to send the videos? Is it a plugin or HTML5? If >>>> a plugin is being used, you could set up Plugins Click-to-Play, mark the >>>> plugins as "Ask to Activate", and you should get placeholders that have >>>> to be cleared before any can load and play. If it is HTML5, you may >>>> have to set up Flashblock 1.5.19a1 and set it to block HTML5. It has to >>>> be converted to install in SeaMonkey. You have to get that version of >>>> Flashblock from Mozdev. >>>> http://downloads.mozdev.org/flashblock/ >>>> The converter is here: >>>> http://addonconverter.fotokraina.com/ >>>> >>> Several pages start playing a video as soon as the page loads. I >>> installed the converted Flashblock, as suggested, then found this >>> statement in the Flashblock details: "Flashblock does not work with >>> Javascript disabled or with NoScript installed." I have NoScript >>> installed as a vital security measure, and indeed the Flashblock didn't >>> work. Is there any other means of preventing immediate playing of >>> videos in pages such as this: >>> http://segmentnext.com/2014/11/19/far-cry-4-rare-animals-locations-kyrat-fashion-week-quests-guide/ >>> >>> >>> >> What happens if you whitelist with NoScript the sites where you want to >> watch videos? Does Flashblock work then? >> > I had uninstalled Flashblock before I saw your reply. I then installed > the converted Flashstopper extension. Youtube pages don't autoplay, but > the page at the above URL still plays automatically. Did you try that > page with your setup? >
The segmentnext.com video is H.264. You can turn on/off in 'about:config' by toggling 'media.gstreamer.enabled'. I have a prefbar button that I created to turn H.264 on/off: Checkbox id: gstreamer Label: H.284 Prefstring: media.gstreamer.enabled toPref: value fromPref: value Hotkey: (disabled) In other words, the button changes media.gstreamer.enabled in about:config from true to false the button is unchecked which disables H.264. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/seamonkey/addon/prefbar/ Note: I also have the same for WebM if you are interested: Checkbox id: webm Label: WebM Prefstring: media.webm.enabled toPref: value fromPref: value Hotkey: (disabled) _______________________________________________ support-seamonkey mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
