Mozilla to enable Click to Play for all Firefox plugins by default

[Chiefcrowe]

Mozilla to enable Click to Play for all Firefox plugins by default, except the latest Flash version

http://thenextweb.com/apps/2013/01/...ns-by-default-except-the-latest-flash-version

 

[Miramonti]

That's a good move and makes sense as long as they provide preferences for users to add site exemptions.

 

[pyonir]

except the latest Flash version

That's stupid. So I still need Flashblock installed. Most of what you'll encounter will be flash.

 

[lxskllr]

That's stupid. So I still need Flashblock installed. Most of what you'll encounter will be flash.

Yup. They didn't take it quite far enough.

 

[nemesismk2]

That's stupid. So I still need Flashblock installed. Most of what you'll encounter will be flash.

Easiest way to avoid flash is to not install it in the first place lol

None of the websites i usually visit use flash so for me this is an easy option.

 

[jkroeder]

It just says flash support won't be enabled by default.

Click to Play for flash still works and is already built in without the need for flashblock.

 

[Berryracer]

Why wouldn't anyone install Flash? almost all websites I visit need Flash

 

[Nothinman]

Why wouldn't anyone install Flash? almost all websites I visit need Flash

I have the exact opposite experience. I've been using Flashblock for years and very, very rarely ever have to actually click on any of the Flash objects to use a website. 99% of them work just fine without and only use Flash for ads, IME.

 

[Chiefcrowe]

How do I enable that so I don't have to use flashblock addon anymore?

thanks!

It just says flash support won't be enabled by default.

Click to Play for flash still works and is already built in without the need for flashblock.

 

[jkroeder]

How do I enable that so I don't have to use flashblock addon anymore?

thanks!

about:config

set plugins.click_to_play to true

 

[nemesismk2]

Why wouldn't anyone install Flash? almost all websites I visit need Flash

none of the websites i visit need flash so i don't have it installed

 

[crashtestdummy]

about:config

set plugins.click_to_play to true

Didn't know that was in there. Awesome! One less extension needed.

 

[Chiefcrowe]

Thank you, that works great!!

about:config

set plugins.click_to_play to true

 

[lxskllr]

about:config

set plugins.click_to_play to true

Thanks for that. Very useful :^)

 

[lxskllr]

duplicate

 

[Miramonti]

Without the ability to whitelist sites for specific plugins, this feature can be annoying as sh!t.

 

[atreader]

I been using click-to-play in Chrome for months. The whitelist sites feature is useful. Chrome exposes the white list API to extensions. I am guessing that the about:config settings might be available to firefox extensions, so someone can write an add-on with plugin+site specific enable/disable click-to-play.

My Top Comments For YouTube chrome extension recognizes click-to-play and shows video image under the blank place holder. Helps you with deciding whether to load video or not.
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/top-comments-for-youtube/ghpjlcjgchnembicaonkegbffefjmbnd