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SuperStop by Gavin Sharp, Simon Lindholm

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  • by ww, 4 years ago
  • by MarkJanus, 4 years ago
    Can you update this excellent add-on for: Works with firefox 52.0 and later.
  • by Rugosa, 4 years ago
  • by Joe , 4 years ago
  • by Firefox user 14200416, 4 years ago
    Stopped working today for NY Times. So not as effective anymore. Hoping for an update.

    Developer response

    posted 4 years ago
    This is a nice thought, but it's hard to make this automatic, since it's not clear when the page has loaded completely enough that it's safe to stop. I'd suggest looking into NoScript, or Firefox's built-in support for disabling animations (e.g. image.animation_mode, media.autoplay.enabled), or other animation-disabling addons.
  • by Vadim Makarov, 4 years ago
    Doesn't work lately on a number of websites, especially those that try to sell something and have annoying "call us" and "message us" animated buttons. Example of website that does not stop animation: https://www.basalt.ru/soprovozhdenie-sdelok-s-nedvizhimostyu/sdelki-s-domami/

    P.S. Wow that was fast. Fixed for that site at least. I'll will report later if I see problems remaining on other sites.

    P.P.S. Here is another page where it fails to stop an animated image in bottom right corner: https://prozhivem.com/kvartira/prodazha/razreshenie-organov-opeki-i-popechitelstva

    Developer response

    posted 4 years ago
    Thanks for the feedback! I've uploaded a new version of the addon with a fix for that website.

    Edit: uploaded 0.5 which should fix your second report as well. (Note that I don't get notifications for review edits. https://github.com/gavinsharp/SuperStop/issues is a better place to post issues.)
  • by Firefox user 13362655, 5 years ago
    One of the most useful addons I have. Love it. webp/gifs or other annoying shit? shift+esc <3 Dude I am an atheist but there is a place in haven for you!
  • by Old_And_Cranky, 5 years ago
    I think it's making my teeth whiter, and my food tastes better, too!
  • by TwoCables, 5 years ago
    This kicks serious ass.
  • by allan999, 5 years ago
  • by vovx, 5 years ago
    Could this be adapted for Android FF, please?
  • by grahamperrin, 5 years ago
    Use case:

    https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1486332#c9
  • by Alexis Wilke, 5 years ago
    Exactly what I was looking for. I still don't understand why they (firefox dev.) completely removed the old Esc functionality instead of making it available with another key... This one is even better since it stops "everything" like the Stop button but for ongoing connections, GIF, video, audio...
  • by AL, 5 years ago
    Been using it for years, works flawlessly. Makes browsing things like message boards so much easier. Thanks for making this and continuing to update it!
  • by Firefox user 15235407, 5 years ago
  • by Kholdfyre, 6 years ago
  • by ProphetOfCrysis, 6 years ago
    just What i needed thank you very much for this !! but a button would be great to simulate the action cause most of the time i use only mouse..please consider adding a button..thank you again !!
  • by LeeBinder, 6 years ago
    Works 100% on WaterFox macOS - THANK YOU !!!
  • by slb, 6 years ago
    Still perfect. Should be built-in Firefox functionality.
  • by brunoais, 6 years ago
  • by Jan-Pieter, 7 years ago
    It's great, I use it all the time.
  • by Vajzar, 7 years ago
    One of the best add-ons!
  • by Firefox user 14024858, 7 years ago
    it works.
  • by tomhock, 7 years ago
    It doesn't work on v59 - period. I hate motion on pages I'm trying to read, and I've tried repeatedly to find a way to stop these Giphy animations that appear all over the place. This extension has no effect on them whatsoever.

    I really blame Mozilla for this. If Chrome can provide a built-in switch, so can you. Also, stop "improving" your products so that the most useful elements STOP WORKING.

    Developer response

    posted 7 years ago
    I guess Giphy uses GIFVs, i.e. videos. I filed https://github.com/gavinsharp/SuperStop/issues/10 for adding that functionality to the addon, though I don't think I'll have time to fix it any time soon.

    Setting media.autoplay.enabled to false in about:config might be an option for you.

    Edit: I updated the addon -- Shift+Escape should now pause videos as well.
  • by Jebsen Nightingscale, 7 years ago
    Version 0.2 is working great on Firefox 52 ESR even though it's marked as requiring Firefox 55 and newer. Stopping JS timer is nice addition to the old version. It would be better if it was marked compatible with 52 so it can be used on current ESR without workarounds.

    Developer response

    posted 7 years ago
    I marked it compatible with Fx 52 with the latest update (for what little it's worth, given that 60 ESR is out by now).