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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: Ad-block in Konqueror
From:       Konrad Wojas <wojas () vvtp ! tn ! tudelft ! nl>
Date:       2002-01-07 0:22:57
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On Sun, Jan 06, 2002 at 03:41:26PM -0800, Neil Stevens wrote:
> On Sunday January 06, 2002 03:25, Claes Holmerson wrote:
> > 1: Looser integration with Konq means that it probably will be harder to
> > communicate settings from a popup menu in Konq to the proxy. However, I
> > guess that it still could be done by introducing "unofficial" HTTP
> > headers when sending requests from Konq to the proxy. For example, if an
> > image is loaded from JavaScript, include a http header "FromJavaScript:
> > true" or something like that. When a user wants to block an image, he
> > could do this by dragging the image over an icon in Kicker, and perhaps
> > get a dialog with some extra question.
> 
> It'd be a shame if the feature were made inconvenient just to satisfy some 
> marketing plan.

It would be a shame if Konqueror would be blocked by sites because it
integrates an ad blocker.

A proxy server doesn't have to make it a lot more difficult for a user
to block a site.

How about adding a tab to the 'Proxies & Cache' configuration named
'Content filtering'? On this tab a combo box would allow a user to
select a 'content filtering' plugin.

All proxy servers would install a .desktop file into
$KDEDIR/share/apps/kio_http/proxy/ that would describe the proxy,
including the DCOP name the app has. Using DCOP konqueror could 
for example lookup the port of the proxy or add a blocked site.

The proxy itself would use the KDE Proxy setting and Konqueror would
silently use this proxy. The proxy server can put an icon into the
systray.

This way existing add blockers could be adapted to work with
Konqueror, instead of reinventing the wheel.

This could also be used for writing content filtering stuff, for parent
who are concerned that their children will see 'wrong' things while
surfing.

Regards,
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