Re: Google & Greasemonkey..It Works.

On Apr 5, 3:58 pm, Robert <magine...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Apr 5, 10:46 am, Bill <wblevins...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Someone posted information earlier on a software browser add-on and
script that adds a kill filter to Google Groups. I gave it a try and
it works great. Kudos to whoever it was that came up with the idea.

Question; did you have to write any script to make this work?

Robert


Chicago Ted posted it earlier. I took the liberty of copying it.

Go to this site:

http://www.penney.org/ggkiller.html

There are three links there -- one to download Firefox browser, one
for GreaseMonkey (a Firefox extention), and one for the latest Google
Groups Killfile Script.

#1. If you aren't already using Firefox, you might want to try it.
It's more secure than Internet Explorer. There are ways to copy over
your bookmarks.

#2. You go to the GreaseMonkey site
http://greasemonkey.mozdev.org/
and click on DOWNLOAD GREASEMONKEY and then "ADD TO FIREFOX" on the
resulting page. It will automatically download the extension and put
it where it needs to go in Firefox. (Ignore the warnings re: malicious
software! Show no fear!)

#3. Then you must RESTART FIREFOX. You will probably be prompted to do
this, although in my case the prompt window was hidden at first.

#4. Now you reopen a Firefox window, return to
http://www.penney.org/ggkiller.html
and go to the next link, "Latest Google Groups Killfile Script:"
http://www.penney.org/googleGroups.user.js

If you've done everything right so far, just clicking on that link
(which ends in "user.js," telling Firefox it's a script) makes the
newly installed GreaseMonkey present a dialog box with the option for
installing that Google Groups Killfile Script. Ignore the warnings and
let it install the script.

The next time you go to Google Groups, EVERY POST now has the option
of "IGNORE USER" between the name of the poster, and the PROFILE link.
(On Windows this may appear as an X in a box as well.) You can also
IGNORE THREAD. (This is good for killing crossposted flame wars from
other newsgroups in the rare case they show up in ASP.)

Once you have clicked the IGNORE USER link for a given jerk, the
next time you return to alt.smokers.pipes, all posts initiated by that
jerk
will have VANISHED, and you won't see any future posts by that ***
either. You can also use it on the subject of a thread.

If you have trouble, here are the instructions that helped me:

http://wiki.greasespot.net/Greasemonkey_Manual:Installing_Scripts

Under TOOLS menu (on Mac Firefox anyway) there's now a GreaseMonkey
option where you can uninstall the script or reinstall it.

Three simple clicks, a refresh and you'll never have to see another ad
for knockoff purses again!
.

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