Un-Hovering Firefox's "Bookmark and Share" Button
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Evo
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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 ?
Crake
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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.
TurtleMeister
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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.
Evo
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It's still happening for me in chrome.
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For Chrome, you can use Adblock to make it completely disappear. I guess Firefox too has the Adblock plugin available.
Evo
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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.
Mentor
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Blocking s7.addthis.com does not need additional software. And it is less annoying than the hover-over.[/size]
Science Advisor
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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:
Evo
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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.
