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Re: NoScript Not Available for Latest Firefox

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Post by jszymborski »

K0nserv wrote: post #5

I use UBlock Origin to achieve pretty much the same behaviour as NoScript. Haven't found a reason to use NoScript since I started doing that.

I've used NoScript for quite a while, and was sad to let it go when I switched to Quantum in Beta a while back.

I tried using uMatrix, which is from the same folks that made uBlock Origin, and I have to say I'm supperr happy with it. It applies the same heuristics that I usually apply manually (namely, allow 1st-party scripts automatically, allow 3rd-party manually as required).

I'm going to install NoScript when the WebExt version comes out, mainly for the excellent XSS/Canvas/misc. support. It remains to be seen which I'll use for blocking scripts, but I'm glad to have options.

Re: NoScript Not Available for Latest Firefox

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Post by andrei_says_ »

ycmbntrthrwaway wrote: post #4
andrei_says_ wrote: post #2

The title of this post is incorrect. Seems like it is available, just in the old extension format. From the noscript site: > Please be patient: if you feel naked while you're waiting for the "brand new" NoScript, you can still use the "regular" NoScript 5.x (and all the other extensions of yours) on Firefox 52 ESR, which will receive security updates until June 2018. See you soon! Edit: my statement is incorrect, the…

It is not, authors suggest to use ESR, which is Extended Support Release, not the latest firefox.

I see, my bad.

Re: NoScript Not Available for Latest Firefox

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Post by topspin »

K0nserv wrote: post #5

I use UBlock Origin to achieve pretty much the same behaviour as NoScript. Haven't found a reason to use NoScript since I started doing that.

I use UBlock on mobile hardware where I want more aggressive filtering and Ghostery on the desktop. Both work in FF 57. I used NoScript in Chrome for many years and for a long time it worked very well, but the web evolved and I found myself forever wading through blocked scripts and unblocking or disabling NoScript altogether to get sites to function properly.

Re: NoScript Not Available for Latest Firefox

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Post by el_benhameen »

user98793728364 wrote: post #13

The correct title should be "NoScript Not YET Available for Latest Firefox"

Yeah, when I saw the title and that the link was to the noscript site, I thought there must be some bad blood or something between Mozilla and noscript. Instead it’s just a polite “hey everyone, working hard!”. Which is great, but not really what the title indicates.

Re: NoScript Not Available for Latest Firefox

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Post by ehllo »

K0nserv wrote: post #5

I use UBlock Origin to achieve pretty much the same behaviour as NoScript. Haven't found a reason to use NoScript since I started doing that.

I use also UBlock Origin and there is really clear difference. With NoScript you can Browse most of the Sites without Javascript-Gimmicks like Parallax-News-Scrolling (for example Bloomberg) or On-Site-Embeded-Advertisemet (no JS no Ads). UBlock is nice but without NoScript it is not good enough for my personal taste.

Re: NoScript Not Available for Latest Firefox

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Post by old-gregg »

I've always used YesScript, it has a much simpler UI -> basically a single button which remembers if JS is on/off for a given site. It's always been puzzling to me why YesScript is less popular... And yes, it's available for the latest FF as YesScript2 [1]

[1] https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/yesscript2/

Re: NoScript Not Available for Latest Firefox

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Post by kreetx »

mrich wrote: post #14

The plugin breakage is the only downside of the new Firefox, the rest is just awesome. I'm still looking for a new auto form filler that can have multiple profiles and fills in all fields at once with a hotkey. This is useful for filling in bugzilla bug reports where some fields always get the same data.

Yes for awesome, and the new Web Extension API which now breaks things will make cross-browser browser extension development possible (as far as I have read!). I can very well live in default-land for a couple of weeks for that.

Also, this extension-breakage taking place right now seems to be mostly the extension developers' fault, since they've known well in advance that this is coming. (Not judging, just saying -- many/most extensions are probably hobby projects, and porting them appears to take a non-trivial effort.)

EDIT: removed a word from a wrong place :) Definitely not a spelling mistake, not wording either, hmm, what should I write here.

Re: NoScript Not Available for Latest Firefox

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Post by tempestn »

mrich wrote: post #14

The plugin breakage is the only downside of the new Firefox, the rest is just awesome. I'm still looking for a new auto form filler that can have multiple profiles and fills in all fields at once with a hotkey. This is useful for filling in bugzilla bug reports where some fields always get the same data.

Can do that with Lastpass fwiw, but being as it's not a primary feature it's probably a bit clunkier than a dedicated tool. Mostly intended for filling in mailing addresses.

Re: NoScript Not Available for Latest Firefox

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Post by Endy »

mrich wrote: post #14

The plugin breakage is the only downside of the new Firefox, the rest is just awesome. I'm still looking for a new auto form filler that can have multiple profiles and fills in all fields at once with a hotkey. This is useful for filling in bugzilla bug reports where some fields always get the same data.

"The only downside" Sure. Aside from the number of other extensions that simply won't work in new Firefox. And the lack of any user control to make the browser not work like or look like Chrome.
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