174795 - Option to block Javascript Blocking of text selection

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 167396

(SeaMonkey :: Preferences, enhancement)

Description

[Henrik Lynggaard Hansen]

Some websites find it fun to disable selection of text on their pages. I would
like an option to block these kinda scripts like we have the blocking of popup
windows or change of status text.

The javascript that is used is:

<script language=JavaScript1.2>
//Disable select-text script (IE4+, NS6+)- By Andy Scott
//Exclusive permission granted to Dynamic Drive to feature script
//Visit http://www.dynamicdrive.com for this script
function disableselect(e){
return false
}
function reEnable(){
return true
}
//if IE4+
document.onselectstart=new Function ("return false")
//if NS6
if (window.sidebar){
document.onmousedown=disableselect
document.onclick=reEnable
}
</SCRIPT>

Comment 1

[Vladimir Ermakov]

Probably if a site wants you not selecting someting there is a reason for it,
and its their site, so its completely up to them to block you from selecting
something. Its different from popup blocking because popups are an annoyance,
and are often abused, when blocking text selection is not a very common
practice. Anyways, this is not dom events, moving to Preferences.

Comment 2

[R.K.Aa.]

see bug 167396 comment 11

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 167396 ***