"Michael A. Terrell" on Fri, 02 Aug 2013
17:05:53 -0400 typed in rec.crafts.metalworking the following:

James Waldby wrote:

I use broadband cable internet too, and am not happy with websites that
start a video playing when a page is loaded. During google searches I
usually open several pages at once (on new tabs, via right click) and
it's aggravating when several start playing videos at the same time.
When that happens I find the offending page and click stop or close,
then come back to the page in its turn (or not, if I closed it).


Would the first person who sees this site post the URL so I can add
it to my blocked sites list?

Firefox has an add-on "stop autoplay" as well as the ability to
"shut it off":
[I have not tried this part] ^C

^V:

Instructions

1 Click the "Tools" menu at the top of the Firefox window,
then click "Options."
2 Click the "Applications" tab.
3 Locate the file type that you would like to modify the
autoplay settings for. Because this may be a long list, you can type
the file extension in the search box to locate it more quickly.
4 Click the file type, then click the drop-down menu next to
it. Select "Always Ask" or "Save File" to prevent Firefox from
automatically playing that type of file.
5 Click "OK" to save your settings if you only want to modify
the autoplay configuration for one type of file, or continue until you
have disabled autoplay for each file type.


hope it helps
--
pyotr filipivich
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