If wildcards are not supported, then how is #*(sponsorad) a valid rule? Or am I missing sth here, that * is not wildcard here?Element hiding works very differently from normal filters. This has the implication that no wildcards are supported in element hiding rules,
No wildcards for element hiding?
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elemental
No wildcards for element hiding?
Under Element hiding: basic rules there's a note that says:
Yeah, I see that that page is a bit outdated.
Funny, I was actually contemplating writing a filter tutorial with screenshots today. I may actually do one tonite or tomorrow as the info about creating filters is rather vague and outdated. What keeps stopping me is the fact that once I start, it will be a long and intensive article that I want to come out right. Making one would stop a lot of questions about filters and show how to properly create strings for ABP (I hope). I just need to be in a sharp mood when I do it .... been a lot going on with all the ABP publicity and moving my forum lately. But it is something I want to do now.
Obviously wildcards ARE allowed in element-hide rules (just not allowed in the domain part). Wladimir should probably update that line.
Funny, I was actually contemplating writing a filter tutorial with screenshots today. I may actually do one tonite or tomorrow as the info about creating filters is rather vague and outdated. What keeps stopping me is the fact that once I start, it will be a long and intensive article that I want to come out right. Making one would stop a lot of questions about filters and show how to properly create strings for ABP (I hope). I just need to be in a sharp mood when I do it .... been a lot going on with all the ABP publicity and moving my forum lately. But it is something I want to do now.
Obviously wildcards ARE allowed in element-hide rules (just not allowed in the domain part). Wladimir should probably update that line.
Re: No wildcards for element hiding?
It's not in an invalid positionelemental wrote:Under Element hiding: basic rules there's a note that says:If wildcards are not supported, then how is #*(sponsorad) a valid rule? Or am I missing sth here, that * is not wildcard here?Element hiding works very differently from normal filters. This has the implication that no wildcards are supported in element hiding rules,
What the above is trying to say is that something like #*(spon*ad*ert) would not be valid.
I dunno, chewey. It DOES specifically say that:
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You could make the statement that anything BEFORE the rule does not support wildcards as the domain is really not considered part of the rule ... it just tells ABP where the rule is applied. The actual rule consists of anything AFTER the "#" (which, unfortunately is where you CAN use wildcards)
That says that anything that is "*" is invalid ANYWHERE in the rule.NO wildcards are supported in element hiding RULES
***EDIT
You could make the statement that anything BEFORE the rule does not support wildcards as the domain is really not considered part of the rule ... it just tells ABP where the rule is applied. The actual rule consists of anything AFTER the "#" (which, unfortunately is where you CAN use wildcards)