I am not sure what they are called but often when you read articles there are links that when you hovers display a little box. It's not an actual popup, but a positioned element on the page.
I often move the cursor along as I am reading and I usually hit several in one paragraph each covering what I am trying to read. I am then distracted, taken out of what I am currently reading to click the close on the box, then I have to start at the beginning of the sentence often, triggering it again.
I guess I could learn to not follow along with the cursor, but it's a habit. Is there anyway to disable these?
Asked by John Isaacks on October 29, 2010.
Adblock Plus or NoScript is your friend. Adblock Plus is also available for Chrome, for NoScript I don't know.
Answered by schöppi on October 29, 2010. Last Edited on October 29, 2010.
Some news sites use third-party services to add links to specific words. Because the main site uses an external javascript file to show the links, blocking requests to specific providers can help.
Take a look at the JavaScript Blacklist extension for Chrome.
Answered by Doug Harris on October 29, 2010.
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