Firefox: how to disable annoying flash animations?

[Carroll Grigsby]

On Wednesday 26 March 2008 6:19:56 am Nilesh Govindrajan wrote:
> 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.

Another effective crap filter to disable javascript, only enabling it when 
there is something that _you want_ to see rather than wasting your time on 
stuff that _they want you_ to see. Guaranteed to lower your blood pressure 10 
points.

-- cmg