Is there a Good Way to Kill Animation?
I have a strobe sensitivity and other sensory processing issues. I use a number of animation blockers (2 about:config corrections, 10 of my extensions, 13 of my user scripts and styles), but I can't block all animation.
I take it Firefox *should* have some built-in way to kill animation which gets through, but I can't find it.
I also use the Kill Button extension (1 more extension) to kill animation, but it disables the page up/page down buttons on my mouse, and the developer's site isn't readable.
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Can you post some links to pages where you can't block the animation?
Are you only interested in the text of these pages or do you want to see static images as well (i.e. only want to stop images from changing)?
Is the extensions you currently use aren't working for 100% then you may have to master some skills to be able to find out how these animations are done (JavaScript or via Flash or otherwise like the HTML5 media player).
Did you give PrefBar a try like I suggested in a previous question to see at least if you can block images and media and plugins (Flash)?
In some cases I just use the Inspector to remove annoying content if I need to spend more time on a page.
You can right-click and select "Inspect Element" to open the built-in Inspector with this element selected. The right-click context menu has an item to delete the node. You may have to go up in the DOM to find the top containing element. You can hover an element to see what gets highlighted on the web page. That should give you the path of that element that you can use for a content blocker (#id or .class name).
... Yesterday's Washington Post?
I'd *usually* prefer to see static images.
I'd prefer some way to block images until I choose to unblock them, one at a time or a whole page at a time, because panic attacks. Hopefully alt-text and/or captions would help indicate which ones not to unblock.
I haven't tried PrefBar, yet, but just installed it. Maybe it will help me replace some of my current add-ons.
Also, I need to block animation because of my photosensitivity and migraines. Every time I've tried to use "Inspect Element" it un-blocks any animation and adds its own animation. I can't use "Inspect Element" and have to be careful to avoid accidentally triggering it.
I'm currently not seeing any moving images on the current Washington Post page. The front page actually looks decent to me with not much ads and other unnecessary content (I'm not using any content blocking extensions).
The static banner at the top has id #wp-header if I check that in the Inspector.
Does the page get reloaded automatically?
Note that you can also use Tracking Protection to block some content. Tracking Protection is active in a private browsing mode tab (window), but can be enabled in normal windows as well via the about:config page if you haven't done this yet.
- privacy.trackingprotection.enabled = true
I had missed you second reply.
What kind of animation gets restarted when you open the Inspector?
I know that using "Tools -> Page Info -> Media" can restart animated GIF images (I use the 'once' setting), but I've never noticed that opening or using the Inspector does this as well. You see of course the flashes on selected elements when you move around in the left pane.
Yesterday's Washington Post had nasty animation.
https://web.archive.org/web/20170519191533/https://www.washingtonpost.com/
Evitdently not Javascript-based, 'cause I block Javascript from archive.
"What kind of animation gets restarted when you open the Inspector?" Gifs in particular.
"You see of course the flashes on selected elements when you move around in the left pane."
Yes, but I can't see anything with the flashes.
There's one other slip-up, besides "Inspect Element," that causes the whole page to dim except single flashing elements. I don't know whether it's Firefox or Ublock or something else doing that. So far my only fix is to close my eyes, move the mouse up, open, and reload the page.