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Doesnt uMatrix use the uBlock origin list? Why have both?

duckerude 8y ago
I like to use uBlock Origin's element picker to remove parts of websites that I don't want to look at. I don't think uMatrix can do that, although it covers the most basic adblocker functionality.
- JackCh 8y ago
  Yeah, once you start using cosmetic filtering you wonder how you ever lived without it. I love killing "related article" panels in particular.
- Tomte 8y ago
  How do you make that persist? When I tried it seemed I had to type stuff into an edit field, but I‘m probably wrong.
  - DarkCrusader2 8y ago
    You right click an element, select block element, in the dialogue that opens, you select pick, click on the element you want gone permanently, preview how the site will look and then click create.
  - JackCh 8y ago
    The lightning bolt "zapper mode" does not persist by design. The eye-dropper "element picker mode" persists.
- mynewtb 8y ago
  Are those rules site/domain specific or do I have to be careful blocking #ads?
  - duckerude 8y ago
    They're added as domain-specific if you use the element picker, but they don't have to be. They show up in the extension's control panel. Using the element picker to block HN's footer generates a rule like this: ! 7/8/2018, 6:33:00 PM https://news.ycombinator.com/news news.ycombinator.com###hnmain > tbody > tr:nth-of-type(4) > td The first line is just a comment informing you when and where you added it. It takes two mouse presses to disable the blocker for the current domain, so if something seems off it's easy to check.
felix_nagaand 8y ago
Umatrix gives semi granular control over individual classes of loaded assets sorted by class and source.
- gkya 8y ago
  Isn't this what uBlock Origin's dynamic mode do?
- zamber 8y ago
  uBlock does has the same if you enable advanced mode in the settings. IIRC it's based on uMatrix heavily.
bscphil 8y ago
To answer your point directly, no. uMatrix can block entire (sub)domains, but it does not import ad and tracking lists to block individual scripts. Therefore, both are needed, because most of the time you want ads and tracking to be automatically blocked, and sometimes you need precise control over what content from each domain is allowed. Different tools for different purposes.
dredmorbius 8y ago
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17447816#17450098 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17447816#17450098

I like to use uBlock Origin's element picker to remove parts of websites that I don't want to look at. I don't think uMatrix can do that, although it covers the most basic adblocker functionality.

JackCh 8y ago
Yeah, once you start using cosmetic filtering you wonder how you ever lived without it. I love killing "related article" panels in particular.
Tomte 8y ago
How do you make that persist? When I tried it seemed I had to type stuff into an edit field, but I‘m probably wrong.
- DarkCrusader2 8y ago
  You right click an element, select block element, in the dialogue that opens, you select pick, click on the element you want gone permanently, preview how the site will look and then click create.
- JackCh 8y ago
  The lightning bolt "zapper mode" does not persist by design. The eye-dropper "element picker mode" persists.
mynewtb 8y ago
Are those rules site/domain specific or do I have to be careful blocking #ads?
- duckerude 8y ago
  They're added as domain-specific if you use the element picker, but they don't have to be. They show up in the extension's control panel. Using the element picker to block HN's footer generates a rule like this: ! 7/8/2018, 6:33:00 PM https://news.ycombinator.com/news news.ycombinator.com###hnmain > tbody > tr:nth-of-type(4) > td The first line is just a comment informing you when and where you added it. It takes two mouse presses to disable the blocker for the current domain, so if something seems off it's easy to check.

felix_nagaand 8y ago

Umatrix gives semi granular control over individual classes of loaded assets sorted by class and source.

gkya 8y ago
Isn't this what uBlock Origin's dynamic mode do?
zamber 8y ago
uBlock does has the same if you enable advanced mode in the settings. IIRC it's based on uMatrix heavily.

bscphil 8y ago

To answer your point directly, no. uMatrix can block entire (sub)domains, but it does not import ad and tracking lists to block individual scripts. Therefore, both are needed, because most of the time you want ads and tracking to be automatically blocked, and sometimes you need precise control over what content from each domain is allowed. Different tools for different purposes.

dredmorbius 8y ago

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17447816#17450098 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17447816#17450098