[Done] Blockable items column indicating element domain

Various discussions related to Adblock Plus development
Locked
User avatar
Adblock Plus Fan
Posts: 1255
Joined: Sat Feb 24, 2007 11:08 am

[Done] Blockable items column indicating element domain

Post by Adblock Plus Fan »

Adblock Plus Fan wrote:2. The Filter column very faintly hints that the yieldmanager script is not loaded from mediafire.com, but it is loaded from a frame.
@Wladimir
do you think this issue is worth making a new column in the blockable items list?
I was thinking about an extra column that tells us which domain the item is loaded from. I think this might help to get better overview now that we got domain specific filters.

(And maybe we could have a context menu option to copy the domain? Or maybe that's useless...)


edited:
Wladimir Palant

Post by Wladimir Palant »

Sounds like something that would make sense. Column should be hidden by default but the info should always be visible in the tooltip. What could this column be called? "Document source"?
User avatar
Adblock Plus Fan
Posts: 1255
Joined: Sat Feb 24, 2007 11:08 am

Post by Adblock Plus Fan »

Wladimir Palant wrote:Column should be hidden by default but the info should always be visible in the tooltip.
That's a great idea.
Wladimir Palant wrote:"Document source"?
I'm fine with this.
Alternatively, "originating domain"?
If it has something with "domain" in it, it might be easier for people to connect this feature with the Domain restriction feature.



Looking back in hindsight, the decision to change the Blockable list from vertical sidebar to horizontal was smart and it has really paid off.
Wladimir Palant

Post by Wladimir Palant »

"Originating domain" will trigger questions like "Why does it say 'originating domain foo.com' for 'http://bar.com/script.js', isn't it bar.com?"
Dr. Evil
Posts: 194
Joined: Fri Sep 08, 2006 3:51 pm

Post by Dr. Evil »

I don't know if this information is available, but maybe the items could be listed hierarchically?

Code: Select all

    http://example.com/image.png					image
  - http://example.com/frame/frame.htm			frame
	    http://example.com/frame/image.png		image
	    http://example.com/frame/script.js		script
    http://example.com/script.js					script
This would also help finding the right things to block on pages with many items.
Wladimir Palant

Post by Wladimir Palant »

No, that information isn't really available but maybe it can be retrieved. What's more important, the frame URL displayed in the list might have redirected itself to another URL - so the document URL that is being considered for $domain and $third-party doesn't show up in the list at all.
User avatar
Adblock Plus Fan
Posts: 1255
Joined: Sat Feb 24, 2007 11:08 am

Post by Adblock Plus Fan »

@Wladimir
Is there a chance we can have $domain revised so it considers domain of toppage for items inside frames?
It seems like it's causing confusion and people really expect different behaviour:
http://adblockplus.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3538
http://adblockplus.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3521

If we can have $domain revised then there's also no need for the requested feature in this thread.
Wladimir Palant

Post by Wladimir Palant »

That's how domains always worked for element hiding, I'm not convinced it needs changing.
Wladimir Palant

Post by Wladimir Palant »

Done, there is a "document source" column now which is hidden by default: http://hg.mozdev.org/adblockplus/rev/7023575bdf23
Locked