Jolly Roger
pobox.com> wrote:
> In article <1ilj0wp.9y1q51c8hiaqN%%hylton.boothroyd@null.c0m.invalid>,
> hylton.boothroyd@null.c0m.invalid (Hylton Boothroyd) wrote:
>
>> 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.
Ah! For me that is the key remark -- a list of possible subscriptions
has to be found.
It _can_ be done at any time, but my best route so far is surprisingly
long:
a) Select
Tools > Adblock Plus...
giving a window of Adblock Preferences
b) Ignore the window.
From the drop down menus at the top of the screen select
Filters > Add filter subscriptions
giving a window inviting you to enter a subscription title
c) Ignore the request to type in the details.
Click on the nearby coloured link
"View all subscriptions"
which opens, but does not bring to the front,
a page headed
"Known Adblock Plus subscriptions"
_the_ way into what ordinary users need to have.
d) Bring the page to the front, and you see
a table of all possible subscriptions on offer
from the community of people who support Adblock Plus.
The first two entries offer EasyList and EasyElement
each with a link to click to install them.
(If you have CoolIris and/or Interclue installed, you can view what will
be added without actually clicking on the links. You can also explore
the many informative links down the right hand side of the page)
> 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.
The two "Easy"s are indeed remarkably long lists.
> 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.
Even after uninstalling,
I didn't get what I think of as a dialogue box.
[OS
10.4.11 on Intel MacMin with Firefox
3.0.1 and
with add-ons Clipmark, Cooliris, DownloadStatus bar,
Interclue, PDF Download, and (UK) Met office weather gadget]
> 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.
Well. It's all properly installed now. Thank you very much for the
pointers.
--
Hylton
