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Title: Safari "white list"?
Post by: kimmer on March 10, 2007, 02:03:51 PM

In FF, I can set my pop-up blocker to not work on certain sites (ie a "white list"). Is this possible with Safari's built in pop-up blocker? If so, how / where are the settings?

Thanks!

Title: Safari "white list"?
Post by: pendragon on March 10, 2007, 02:22:13 PM

Kimmer, I don't believe Safari's popup blocker allows one to customize it. Ergo, many Safari users (including moi) use Pith Helmet:

"PithHelmet blocks image, javascript, Flash ads and GIF animations. It can also collapse blocked content so that it is hidden from view. It is fully customizable for a specific site or group of sites and contains a new advanced rule editor in addition to a custom Safari Preferenences pane."

4.7 star rating at VersionTracker, $10.00 shareware.

FWIW, I like it fine and it does a wonderful job, is rock solid, and blocks much more than pop ups, like ads, flash, etc., but I think the interface could be better, e.g., at first the myriad of options and settings can be overwhelming or confusing.

In my old age, anything with more than a five minute learning curve is suspect.  

HTH

Title: Safari "white list"?
Post by: kimmer on March 10, 2007, 03:43:14 PM

Thanks for the pithy tip, Sir Pendragon.  

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In my old age, anything with more than a five minute learning curve is suspect.  

Oh yeah, I hear ya. Sorta ... kinda ... my ears aren't what they used to be either.