Pete B Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 Hoping this is an acceptable 'how-to' to the powers-that-be, instructions on how to stop animated gifs working on your browser are here. The ads continue to display but do not flash to everyone's intense irritation! For Firefox users, for that is what I am, here is how: 1. Open a new tab in the browser. 2. In the address bar, type: about:config and enter. 3. You'll get the 'Here be dragons......' warning. 4. Promise to be careful. 5. In the search box at the top, type animation 6. One line, headed image.animation_mode will appear 7. Double-click on this line and type the word none in the text box, then 'OK'. 8. Close the tab and refresh the forum page - they should have magically stopped flashing! Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spice Cat Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 You sir are a star.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve W-O Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 What adverts? Adblock stops them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broken Prop Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 Wonderful! Thanks Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Bowker Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 Pressing escape works for most browsers too, but only for the page you are currently on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devon Flyer Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 Posted by Allan Bowker on 10/05/2012 18:13:43: Pressing escape works for most browsers too, but only for the page you are currently on. That's a lot easier and still allows them to be displayed on other pages, if you wish, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Whistler Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 I apologise if this is not the correct thread, but I cannot read certain threads because the adverts cover the words. Is it possible to switch them off while I read them? This happens on the Nieuport 28 thread and the Magnatilla engine mounting thread. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Powell 2 Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 Just just saw this thread. You are indeed a star!!! (Im on MicroSoft IE) Strangely it does not work on their home page (they are cleverer than we thought) but it's fine everywhere else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Bott - Moderator Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 TW which browser are you using? If it's Internet Explorer, try pressing the "compatibility view" button to see if it fixes your problem. Click once to switch it on, again to switch it off, to see what difference it makes. Compatibility View Button Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Whistler Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 Thanks a lot Chris, that works a treat. Didn`t even think what that button was for DOH! If only I had looked at it I would have seen it was a broken page. Once again Thank you. The Whistler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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