Comments on: Microsoft blocks right clicking on MSN for Mozilla browsers http://operawatch.com/news/2005/06/microsoft-blocks-right-clicking-on-msn-for-mozilla-browsers.html A blog covering the latest buzz on the Opera browser and its competition. Sat, 13 Feb 2010 08:45:11 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: minghong http://operawatch.com/news/2005/06/microsoft-blocks-right-clicking-on-msn-for-mozilla-browsers.html/comment-page-1#comment-2102 minghong Wed, 29 Jun 2005 15:34:00 +0000 http://alpha.opera-watch.com/news/2005/06/microsoft-blocks-right-clicking-on-msn-for-mozilla-browsers.html#comment-2102 Correction: it works in Deer Park. Try right-clicking at hyperlinks. The browser follows the hyperlink instead of showing a context menu. M$ sucks. Correction: it works in Deer Park. Try right-clicking at hyperlinks. The browser follows the hyperlink instead of showing a context menu.

M$ sucks.

]]> By: Anonymous http://operawatch.com/news/2005/06/microsoft-blocks-right-clicking-on-msn-for-mozilla-browsers.html/comment-page-1#comment-2101 Anonymous Wed, 29 Jun 2005 07:04:00 +0000 http://alpha.opera-watch.com/news/2005/06/microsoft-blocks-right-clicking-on-msn-for-mozilla-browsers.html#comment-2101 From the first link in the original post: <B>Update:</B> It has since been revealed by the gentleman apparently responsible for the MSN script causing the problem that it is an unintended effect and could possibly be a bug in Firefox 1.0.4. I should note that I did not state it WAS an intentional effort to block alternative browsers, I simply implied it might be. I believe that that is a reasonable theory in light of the fact that such things have happened at MSN before. http://htmlfixit.com/?p=727#comment-272 From the first link in the original post:

Update: It has since been revealed by the gentleman apparently responsible for the MSN script causing the problem that it is an unintended effect and could possibly be a bug in Firefox 1.0.4. I should note that I did not state it WAS an intentional effort to block alternative browsers, I simply implied it might be. I believe that that is a reasonable theory in light of the fact that such things have happened at MSN before.

http://htmlfixit.com/?p=727#comment-272

]]> By: Leons Petrazickis http://operawatch.com/news/2005/06/microsoft-blocks-right-clicking-on-msn-for-mozilla-browsers.html/comment-page-1#comment-2100 Leons Petrazickis Wed, 29 Jun 2005 03:29:00 +0000 http://alpha.opera-watch.com/news/2005/06/microsoft-blocks-right-clicking-on-msn-for-mozilla-browsers.html#comment-2100 Opera disables right-click capture by default, but allows the user to enable it manually if they really, really need their right-clicks to be sent to Javascript. Preferences > Content > Javascript Options Opera disables right-click capture by default, but allows the user to enable it manually if they really, really need their right-clicks to be sent to Javascript.

Preferences > Content > Javascript Options

]]> By: Daniel Goldman http://operawatch.com/news/2005/06/microsoft-blocks-right-clicking-on-msn-for-mozilla-browsers.html/comment-page-1#comment-2099 Daniel Goldman Wed, 29 Jun 2005 01:17:00 +0000 http://alpha.opera-watch.com/news/2005/06/microsoft-blocks-right-clicking-on-msn-for-mozilla-browsers.html#comment-2099 <I>In Firefox, there is an option to disallow blocking of right-click.</I> I believe Opera doesn't even allow sites to disable the right-click. In Firefox, there is an option to disallow blocking of right-click.

I believe Opera doesn’t even allow sites to disable the right-click.

]]> By: minghong http://operawatch.com/news/2005/06/microsoft-blocks-right-clicking-on-msn-for-mozilla-browsers.html/comment-page-1#comment-2098 minghong Wed, 29 Jun 2005 01:14:00 +0000 http://alpha.opera-watch.com/news/2005/06/microsoft-blocks-right-clicking-on-msn-for-mozilla-browsers.html#comment-2098 Block right-click? Kidding. No problem for me. Using Deer Park Alpha 1. In Firefox, there is an option to disallow blocking of right-click. While I can't find that option in Deer Park, but it just works! ;-) I didn't have Firefox profile before installing Deer Park. Probably the default value was set to disabled. Block right-click? Kidding. No problem for me. Using Deer Park Alpha 1.

In Firefox, there is an option to disallow blocking of right-click. While I can’t find that option in Deer Park, but it just works! ;-) I didn’t have Firefox profile before installing Deer Park. Probably the default value was set to disabled.

]]> By: Daniel Goldman http://operawatch.com/news/2005/06/microsoft-blocks-right-clicking-on-msn-for-mozilla-browsers.html/comment-page-1#comment-2097 Daniel Goldman Wed, 29 Jun 2005 00:48:00 +0000 http://alpha.opera-watch.com/news/2005/06/microsoft-blocks-right-clicking-on-msn-for-mozilla-browsers.html#comment-2097 Jeena, MSDN is not the same thing as MSN. Jeena,

MSDN is not the same thing as MSN.

]]> By: Jeena Paradies http://operawatch.com/news/2005/06/microsoft-blocks-right-clicking-on-msn-for-mozilla-browsers.html/comment-page-1#comment-2096 Jeena Paradies Wed, 29 Jun 2005 00:43:00 +0000 http://alpha.opera-watch.com/news/2005/06/microsoft-blocks-right-clicking-on-msn-for-mozilla-browsers.html#comment-2096 > This does not affect the Opera browser, yet. I could be because <a HREF="http://jeenaparadies.net/weblog/2005/jun/msdn-browser-js" rel="nofollow">Opera rapairs Microsoft pages</A>. > This does not affect the Opera browser, yet.

I could be because Opera rapairs Microsoft pages.

]]> By: Anonymous http://operawatch.com/news/2005/06/microsoft-blocks-right-clicking-on-msn-for-mozilla-browsers.html/comment-page-1#comment-2095 Anonymous Tue, 28 Jun 2005 20:37:00 +0000 http://alpha.opera-watch.com/news/2005/06/microsoft-blocks-right-clicking-on-msn-for-mozilla-browsers.html#comment-2095 Why can't we all just get along? Why can’t we all just get along?

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