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I was trying out the ABP Element Hiding Helper on etonline.com and clicked one too many ads and the whole site collapsed. How do I find out which element caused this ? Are the elements listed in the order I clicked them or in some other order ?

When you compose a rule, there is a preview function you can tick (flash on/off for obviousness), and there's a Cancel button. Practice using these in the future to avoid this issue.

dwr50 wrote:Are the elements listed in the order I clicked them or in some other order ?

Element hiding rules in your Preferences menu (ctrl+shift+E) are listed in the order they where created. (unless you moved them around )

etonline.com#TD
etonline.com#IMG(src=/media/img/module_header_shopet.jpg)
etonline.com#IMG(src=/media/photo/2008/02/40642/250_shopet_promo_080104.jpg)

So... if I just remove the last one I should be good to go... or am I missing something ?

I think the middle one is the culprit.

You can just disable the rules one at a time by clicking the bullet after each one and hitting APPLY.

When it works again, you will know which one it is .. just right-click and delete it.

I'm positive it is this one: ... that would block ALL table cells. Usually about 95% of all html content in a page is contained in TDs. Without anything defining that TD (eg: height,width,id), they are ALL being removed.

dwr50 wrote:etonline.com#IMG(src=/media/img/module_header_shopet.jpg)
etonline.com#IMG(src=/media/photo/2008/02/40642/250_shopet_promo_080104.jpg)

You shouldn't even have to worry about deleting/recreating these rules... They are very easy to make again once you get more familiar with element hiding helper.

Tip: http://adblockplus.org/images/66.gif
This menu on the top left has a lot of useful functions.
W button and N button in particular are incredibly useful as they change the size of the red frame. You should try to play with them for a bit.


by the way...

dwr50 wrote:etonline.com#IMG(src=/media/img/module_header_shopet.jpg)
etonline.com#IMG(src=/media/photo/2008/02/40642/250_shopet_promo_080104.jpg)

Unless you really have to use EHH, it's much better to block images with the normal method: http://adblockplus.org/images/75.png
If you block it the normal way, you save bandwidth and the page should load faster.

If you want to gain some more top real estate and don't mind cutting off the heads of the hosts in the left column, this would be a good one:

rick752 wrote:You can just disable the rules one at a time by clicking the bullet after each one and hitting APPLY.

When it works again, you will know which one it is .. just right-click and delete it.

I'm positive it is this one:

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etonline.com#TD 

... that would block ALL table cells. Usually about 95% of all html content in a page is contained in TDs. Without anything defining that TD (eg: height,width,id), they are ALL being removed.

You were right...
Since I just started using the element blocker I'm sure I have a lot to learn. Thanks for the help, one and all.