Group: comp.sys.mac.comm · Group Profile
Author: Jolly RogerJolly Roger Date: Aug 11, 2008 16:37
In article <1ilj0wp.9y1q51c8hiaqN%%hylton.boothroyd@null.c0m.invalid>,
hylton.boothroyd@null.c0m.invalid (Hylton Boothroyd) wrote:
> Jolly Roger, in response to
>
>>>> (While you may think that running Firefox
>>>> just to try out AdBlock Plus is more work than it's worth, I'm pretty
>>>> sure if you actually experienced true ad-free browsing for any length of
>>>> time you'd soon find you can't or won't do without it. ; )
>>>
>>> Thank you! ... It's just that
>>> the adblockplus geek site doesn't explain in any rational way what the
>>> fuck to do with the package they dump on you.
>
>> You shouldn't have to do anything at all besides clicking "Install Now"
>> and following the automated installation prompts built into Firefox.
>
> That get's it installed. But then it doesn't do anything!
>
> Weeks and weeks after installing it along with Firefox 3 (and agreeing
> to updates as they are announced) it still hasn't done anything.
Then you must have inadvertantly dismissed the dialog box that appears
immediately after restarting Firefox for the first time after it's
installed, where it asks you what subscriptions you want.
You are supposed to pick the EasyList USA subscription (and any others
you want) at that point. AdBlock Plus will then automatically populate
your filters list with ones from the chosen subscription(s) that are
maintained automatically for you as time goes on. Once your filters list
is populated with filters this way, ads are automatically blocked, and
you rarely need to add your own.
So try this:
1. Uninstall AdBlock Plus.
2. Restart Firefox.
3. Install AdBlock Plus again.
4. This time when you restart Firefox, pay special attention to the
dialog box that appears.
5. Choose a subscription (Easylist USA, for instance).
Now your filters list should reflect the fact that you are subscribed,
and, more importantly, AdBlock Plus will be able to block ads according
to those filters.
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