Disable tag, not content?

[bipole]

Is it possible to block a tag (such as SPAN or DIV), yet still allow the enclosed content to be visible?

[LorenzoC]

You don't "block" an HTML element, you change its CSS display property.
As result, content is still donwloaded but it is not shown by Firefox.

Maybe you could explain what you want to achieve and provide an example...

[bipole]

Sorry for late reply.

I do mean to somehow prevent an element from having an effect on its enclosed content, without hiding the content outright.

If you've seen those text-based ads that turn certain words into mini advertisements, you know what I mean. I'm looking for a way to disable the tags around the keyword, while keeping the keyword visible as harmless text. This is a site I have whitelisted, which is allowing the unwanted text-targeting scripts to run.

[Hubird]

Maybe you need to modify your whitelist so that the offensive content is not expressly allowed.

[Michael]

Your best option is to selectively whitelist the adverts that you want to see on the domain and leave the scripts for generating text links blocked. If you would provide the address of the page in question we will be able to suggest filters for you that should provide the proposed configuration.

[bipole]

try here: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index ... 611AA7zbHb

"if I were you"

[Hubird]

For me the words "if I were you" were in blue but hovering over did not pop up anything (most likely blocked by||adserver.yahoo.com^).

When I also added:

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||yahoo.com/contextual-shortcuts

The writing appeared as normal text.

[Michael]

Added to EasyList (https://hg.adblockplus.org/easylist/rev/0857d29d26e8)

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||yahoo.com/contextual-shortcuts

[boneless]

Works great. Thanks, guys!