Firefox: how to disable annoying flash animations?

[Nilesh Govindrajan]

Rob wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I use Firefox 2.0.0.12 with Fedora 7.
> Also flash-plugin-9.0.115.0-release installed.
>
> Some sites have very, very annoying flash animations
> as advertisements. Those make it very difficult to
> concentrate on the text I want to read on that page.
>
> Hence, is there a way to stop those animations from
> 'animating' and distracting my attention, unless I
> allow them (something similar to pop-ups).
>
> Does that exist in firefox?
>
> Thanks,
> Rob.
>
>
>
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Use FlashBlock or AdBlock.

AdBlock will completely block the particular flash file, while 
FlashBlock will not do it.

FlashBlock will place a link with a icon and clicking it will play the 
flash. Unless You click the button flash won't be played.