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It seems to be happening more for me now for some reason.
Un-Hovering Firefox's "Bookmark and Share" Button
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The discussion revolves around a persistent issue with the "Bookmark and Share" button in Firefox and other browsers, where the dropdown menu sometimes fails to close when the mouse pointer moves away. Users report that this problem is particularly annoying as it obstructs their view of posts and interferes with navigation, especially when trying to access quick links. The issue appears to be intermittent, with some users unable to replicate it consistently. Suggestions for resolving the annoyance include making the share button require a click instead of a hover to activate, which would prevent the dropdown from appearing unintentionally. Some users have found temporary workarounds, such as using browser extensions like Adblock or NoScript to block the dropdown functionality altogether. However, there is a consensus that the ideal solution would maintain the share button while eliminating the hover-triggered dropdown issue.
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It happened to me yesterday.dlgoff said:It seems to be happening more for me now for some reason.
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I'm not only still getting it, it seems to be getting worse, as though the icon is more sensitive to quick mouse-overs. Seems likely this must be my system, not the site, that is causing the increased sensitivity but the fundamental problem is still there and still OBNOXIOUS.
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Yeah, I get that too and the original problem is STILL THERE AND STILL OBNOXIOUS AND YES I'M SCREAMING ! Bah humbug !
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I'm out of town for a few weeks so I'm unable to work in it
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Greg Bernhardt said:
Well, damn. Who said you could go out of town ?
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phinds said:Well, damn. Who said you could go out of town ?
Meanwhile you can use something like Ghostery/Disconnect and adblock plus.
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I'm using Firefox 24.0 and I cannot duplicate the problem. If you're using Firefox and NoScript you can just forbid addthis.com and the dropdown will not work.
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TurtleMeister said:
To add to this: You can also use a similar extension for chrome named "Notscripts".
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TurtleMeister said:
I'm also using Firefox 24.0 and I get it ALL THE TIME and it is obnoxious.
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It's still happening for me in chrome.
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TurtleMeister said:
Thank you for that! Problem solved, at least on my system.
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For Chrome, you can use Adblock to make it completely disappear. I guess Firefox too has the Adblock plugin available.
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It's such a nuisance.
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Evo said:
Evo, you're so gentle. Let me restate that:
It's such a *&$^#% nuisance
Really, Greg, isn't there anything you can do about it? If you're still out of town, please make it a priority when you get back. I know you can blow off a rant by someone as obnoxious as me, but when you get complaints from someone as nice as Evo, you know you've got a problem.
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Just to confirm Pranav-Arora's guess: I'm using Firefox with AdBlock, and this solution works perfectly for me.Pranav-Arora said:
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I really think all these suggestions for how to get rid of the problem by installing more software are helpful but they miss the point. I don't WANT to install more software and the problem is in the forum's actions, not in my browser.
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Blocking s7.addthis.com does not need additional software. And it is less annoying than the hover-over.[/size]
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Yes, but what if one day I do want to share a thread on facebook or twitter or whatever these kids do these days? If I block the s7.addthis.com the whole share button is removed and I can't share anything. (And trust me, I'll totally forget how to go about unblocking it if the time comes.)mfb said:
The ideal solution is keep the share button there, but not have it occasionally stick open when the mouse accidentally passes by it.
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Maybe make it a good old-fashioned button that you have to click if you want it to do something, instead of auto-opening a menu whenever the mouse strays near...collinsmark said:
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That's a great idea.jbunniii said:
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Evo said:
Yes it is. As it was over a month ago when I first proposed it.
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Sort of like obamacare?