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On desktops a new "feature" is to continually spam "pop ups" whenever I highlight text. I am aware that not everyone repeatedly clicks/selects/de-selects as th
by Ntrails 12y ago
On desktops a new "feature" is to continually spam "pop ups" whenever I highlight text. I am aware that not everyone repeatedly clicks/selects/de-selects as they read (I used to think I was the only one...) but with no way to turn that shit off I'm stuck. And on any new site where it is encountered I end up spend more time undoing accidental clicks on suddenly appearing windows than I do reading.
The FT is a good example, the site is unreadable for me. So I no longer visit it.
- toothbrush 12y agoI feel your pain, and you are not the only one to do the weird select-then-scroll thing (it's also how i copy text into my clipboard). Does NoScript (for Firefox and friends only i believe) perhaps solve your gripes? I find the modern web unusable without NoScript and RequestPolicy installed (plus AdBlock Edge for good measure, but in principle just the first two should suffice).
- ajuc 12y agoFanfiction.net disabled selecting text. I stopped using it. It's just so frustrating. Fortunately the only story I read there is available on its own page (hpmor.com).
- meemoo 12y agoI do the selecting thing as well, and hate Wired for hijacking ⌘→ (sends you to next article).