History

• 2009-06-27: Flashblock 1.5.11 and Flashblock 1.3.14 released.
  • [new] Added vi-VN (Vietnamese) locale.
  • [new] Added no-NB (Norwegian Bokmål) locale.
  • [fix] Bug 16856 Whitelist doesn't allow the addition of subsites. e.g. foo.bar.com/somepage.html.
  • [fix] Fixed some height/width and display alignment problems with the placeholder.
• 2009-04-13: Flashblock 1.5.10 and Flashblock 1.3.13 released.
  • [fix] Bug 20747 Capability to suppress context menu items. Regression from workaround for mozilla bugs which prevented Flashblock from showing its context menu items
• 2009-03-25: Flashblock 1.5.9 and Flashblock 1.3.12 released.
  • [fix] Bug 19372 Allow keyboard users to activate flashblock placeholders.
  • [fix] Bug 20572 Options dialog: when pressing "enter" in whitelist 'add' textbox, dialog closes.
  • [fix] Mozilla Bug 482433 Sibelius Scorch scores don't display or play if Flashblock is active.
  • [fix] Bug 20678 (Flashblock broken on sevenload.com) Force visibility to visible. Also check for flash.style.display:block and use block instead of inline-block in our placeholder.
  • [fix] Bug 20678 (Flashblock broken on sevenload.com) Force visibility to visible. Also check for flash.style.display:block and use block instead of inline-block in our placeholder.
  • [enh] Bug 20722 Add API to allow other extensions to add sites to our whitelist.
  • [fix] Workaround for Mozilla Bug 482941 and Mozilla Bug 422851 which prevented Flashblock from showing its context menu items.
• 2009-02-05: Flashblock 1.5.8 and Flashblock 1.3.11 released.
  • [fix] Workaround for Bug 467659 (Permission denied ... to get property XPCComponents.utils) (Flashblock 1.5).
  • [fix] Bug 20277 The remove site buttons in the whitelist are un-discoverable unless the prefpanel is scrolled down (Flashblock 1.3).
    Rearrange the options dialog and move the whitelist into a separate tab (Flashblock 1.5).
  • [fix] Bug 20394 WMP videos will not display (only audio) with Flashblock enabled.
  • [fix] Mozilla Bug 475842 Internet Archive Flash videos won't play with Flashblock installed.
• 2008-11-11: Flashblock 1.5.7 and Flashblock 1.3.10 released.
  • [fix] Bug 19435 Flash objects are not blocked on a XML/XSLT page.
  • [fix] Mozilla Bug 463839 Flashblock broken on trunk (again).
  • [new] Added pt-PT (Portuguese) locale.
• 2008-05-16: Flashblock 1.5.6 and Flashblock 1.3.9 released.
  • [new] Added te-IN (Telugu) locale.
  • [new] Added ca-ES (Catalan) locale.
  • [new] Added is-IS (Icelandic) locale.
  • [fixed] Bug 18316 [Regression] Flashblock 1.5.5 disables Microsoft Silverlight within Firefox 2.0.0.11
  • [fixed] Bug 18367 [Regression] FlashBlock doesn't show alternate content for sIFR text.
  • [fixed] Bug Bug 18415 Unblock fails. See also Mozilla Bug 418489 (Flash-based circular on OfficeDepot.com not displayed after clicking Flashblock placeholder).
  • [fixed] Bug Bug 18937 IETab object blocked by Flashblock.
  • [fixed] Bug 18965 no overlay image displayed (Workaround for Mozilla Bug 292789 : SCRIPT tags can access chrome).
• 2007-12-05: Flashblock 1.5.5 and Flashblock 1.3.8 released.
  • [new] Add targetApplication for Intel Midbrowser (Mobile Internet Devices)
  • [new] Added bg-BG locale.
  • [new] Added uk-UA locale.
  • [fixed] Bug 14394 FlashBlock breaks page design - placeholder too wide? (Only for Gecko 1.9a trunk builds)
  • [fixed] Bug 16872 Copy flash URI feature gives relative uris
  • [fixed] Bug 17430 Show version number in the options dialog with fallback to a hardcoded number in version.dtd
  • [fixed] Bug 17362 sort whitelist
  • [fixed] Bug 18180 Specific page on spiegel-online (http://www.spiegel.de) leads to 100% CPU
  • [fixed] Stop DDoSing flash heavy websites.
• 2007-07-09: Flashblock 1.5.4 and Flashblock 1.3.7 released.
  • [fixed] 17197 Flash not being unblocked properly on Gran Paradiso.
  • [fixed] Crashes and frame/iframe regressions in OS2 thanks to Steve Wendt.
  • [fixed] Bug 16953 Broken object detection blocks liveconnect (javascript -> Java applet) and silverlight objects from initializing properly.
  • [new] Added Thunderbird compatibility (1.3 series only).
  • [new] New extension icons by Julien Saurin.
• 2007-04-14: Flashblock 1.5.3 and Flashblock 1.3.6 released.
  • [fixed] Bug 12592 Flash runs for a while before placeholder appears.
  • [fixed] Bug 16324 Alignment issues: placeholder is to the left when it should be centered with no margins.
  • [fixed] Flashblock content menu items should only appear when over a Flashblock placeholder.
  • [fixed] Bug 15912 No way to whitelist a site with a port number in the URL (no colons allowed).
  • [fixed] Bug 13641 add 'Copy Flash Location' to the context menu.
  • [fixed] Bug 15867 Show the URI of the blocked flash in a tooltip - via the title attribute.
  • [fixed] Reparent only if a new parent is available.
• 2006-10-24: Flashblock 1.5.2 and Flashblock 1.3.5 released.
  • [new] Added el-GR locale.
  • [fixed] Bug 13860: Find the parent after the timeout, instead of before it.
  • [fixed] Bug 13978: RFE: Optionally allow the Flashblock toolbarbutton to refresh the current page when toggling Flashblock on/off.
  • [fixed] Bug 14013 memory leakage in Flashblock 1.5.1 .
  • [fixed] Bug 14486: redeclaration of const MODE_RDONLY.
  • [fixed] Bug 14578: Broken object detection.
  • [fixed] Flashblock 1.5.unstable stops working if userContent.css exists.
  • [fixed] Bug 14578 When looking for broken objects we should also check the child embed for flash signatures.
  • [fixed] Bug 15077: Incorrect size/position of placeholder when the size/position of the flash element is set via css.
  • [fixed] Bug 15170 Flashblock fails to block when a page javascript script redefines setTimeout() (Flashblock 1.5.2 only).
• 2006-10-04: Greek (el-GR) translation thanks to grk.comp.software et al.
• 2006-02-18: Turkish (tr-TR) translation thanks to Aycan Demirel.
• 2006-02-10: Polish translation updated by Maciej Żółtowski.
• 2006-02-05: Flashblock 1.5.1 and Flashblock 1.3.4 released. New features:
  • [new] Bug 10004: Added "Remove this Flash" option to the context menu.
  • [new] Compatibility with Netscape 8.1 (Flashblock 1.3.4 only).
  • [fixed] Added css detection for malformed classid.
  • [fixed] Bug 12653: Javascript error: Expected color but found undefined (background property).
  • [fixed] Stop "Bad NPobject" error with Flash 8 from allowing Flash to slip through.
  • [fixed] Bug 12808: Load user stylesheet even if Flashblock is disabled on startup.
  • [fixed] checkmark for context menuitem "Allow Flash..." picking up wrong URL.
• 2005-11-30: Flashblock 1.5 released for Firefox 1.5, Firefox trunk, and Flock.
  Flashblock 1.3.3 released for Firefox 1.0.x, Seamonkey 1.0a, Mozilla Suite 1.7.x, Netscape 7/8, and Flock.
  • New locales sv-SE, sk-SK, zh-TW.
  • Flashblock Toolbar button for Firefox, Netscape, Mozilla Suite and SeaMonkey.
  • Workaround for the Flashplayer 8 bug in Firefox 1.0.
  • Works with Yahoo Maps Beta.
  • The "Allow Flash from this site" menu item is now a on/off toggle
  • Compatibility with Firefox 1.5, Firefox 1.6a trunk builds, Seamonkey 1.0a, Seamonkey trunk builds, Netscape 8.0.x, and Flock.
• 2005-11-29: Traditional Chinese (zh-TW) translation thanks to Hung-je Chen.
• 2005-11-28: Slovak (sk-SK) translation thanks to Peter Tóth.
• 2005-11-25: Flashblock 1.3.3a1 supports Firefox 1.0 to 1.5RC3, as well as Mozilla Suite 1.7.x, Seamonkey 1.0a to 1.1a, Netscape 7/8, Flock 0.4+.
• 2005-11-06: Fixed problem with Yahoo Maps Beta site.
• 2005-11-04: The flashplayer 8 bug in the Firefox plugin handling code has been fixed for Firefox 1.5RC2 and on the trunk (Firefox 1.6a).
• 2005-11-02: Latest 1.3.3alpha now supports Firefox 1.5 RC1 and trunk (1.6a) builds; plus untested supported for Flock.
• 2005-09-22: If you have Adblock or Adblock Plus installed you may still not be able to see any flash content with flashplayer 8 unless you turn off Object-Tabs. See: Flash Player 8.0 does not work if you use Adblock with OBJ-TABS enabled.
• 2005-09-19: Flashblock 1.3.3a1 with workaround for the flashplayer 8 bug (bug 11513).
• 2005-09-18: Swedish (sv-SE) translation thanks to Jonnie Jansson.
• 2005-09-04: Flashblock 1.3.3a1 with experimental support for Firefox 1.5 Betas.
• 2005-07-13: Flashblock 1.3.2 released. New features:
  • New locales ja-JP, zh-CN, ar, fi-FI.
  • Compatibility with Firefox 1.0.6, Deer Park Alpha1, Netscape 8.0.x.
  • Blocks flash in frames, iframes and standalone flash.
  • Text fallback for sIFR flash now controlled by the whitelist.
  • Hidden preference to allow Flashblock to block flash in local html files.
• 2005-07-08: Finnish (fi-FI) translation thanks to Jani Mikkonen.
• 2005-06-20: Arabic (ar-*) translation thanks to http://www.mubarmeg.com (Arabic programming forum and learning center)
• 2005-05-21: Simplified Chinese (zh-CN) translation thanks to Qing Lei.
• 2005-05-02: Japanese (ja-JP) translation thanks to Yuji Okazawa.
• 2005-04-10: Flashblock 1.3.1 released. New features:
  • New locales es-ES, ru-RU, ro-RO, de-AT.
  • Support for nsIStylesheetService.
  • Allow port numbers in whitelist entries.
  • No flickering when inserting placeholders.
  • Catch additional broken flash objects.
  • Fix for sites that try to disable flashblock.
  • Experimental support for Netscape 8.0 (untested).
  • Fix compatibility problems with the diggler extension
• 2005-02-25: Bugs page opened. Users can now submit bugs using Bugzilla.
• 2005-02-23: Flashblock 1.3.0.1 released.
  Fixes several regressions including:
  • Not blocking flash objects that previous versions blocked.
  • Flashblock placeholder was inserted but the actual flash was pushed down below the placeholder instead of being suppressed.
  • Now avoids triggering Gecko reflow bugs, or at least reduces the incidence.
• 2005-02-19: Spanish (es-ES) translation thanks to Marcelo Saavedra.
• 2005-02-14: Flashblock 1.3.0 released. Czech (cs-CZ) translation thanks to Mlok.
  Now supports Mozilla Suite.
• 2005-02-07: Flashblock 1.2.9 released. Hungarian (hu-HU) localization thanks to Kószó József.
• 2005-01-14: Flashblock 1.3.0alpha for Mozilla released
• 2005-01-11: Flashblock 1.2.8 released. Danish (da-DK) localization thanks to Kim Ludvigsen.
• 2005-01-10: Flashblock 1.2.7 released. Fixed a bug in the whitelist.
  Portuguese (pt-BR) localization thanks to Hugo Sena Ribeiro.
• 2004-12-27: Flashblock 1.2.6 released. Korean localization (thanks to Gomyoung Kim).
• 2004-12-15: Flashblock 1.2.5 released. Works with trunk builds too (e.g. FF post 1.0).
• 2004-12-14: Flashblock 1.2.4 released. All strings now localized. Polish localization thanks to Kornel Misiejuk.
• 2004-12-11: Flashblock 1.2.2 released. French localization (thanks to Vincent Blevin).
• 2004-12-10: Flashblock 1.2.1 released. German (de-DE, de-AT) localization (thanks to Albert Feller).
• 2004-12-08: Flashblock 1.2 released. Dutch and Italian localizations and support for * wildcards in whitelist entries.
• 2004-12-05: Flashblock 1.1 released. Now with whitelist and enable/disable support!
• 2004-12-05: Tjaard de Vries made a Dutch translation of Flashblock 1.0RC3, which iswas available at http://www.tjaard.nl/?page_id=8. Thanks Tjaard!
• 2004-09-19: Flashblock 1.0 RC3 released. Fixes compatibility bug with other extensions (e.g. TextZoom, ForecastFox).
• 2004-11-10: Flashblock 1.0 RC2 released. Options window properly disabled.
• 2004-11-09: Flashblock 1.0 RC released. Compatible with Firefox 1.0.
• 2004-10-18: Flashblock 0.9 PR released. Fixed a few bugs.
• 2004-09-30: Flashblock 0.9 RC released.
  
  • Firefox 0.9+ compatability.
  • No longer overwrites userContent.css.
  • Blocks Macromedia Authorware content.
• 2004-06-29: Flashblock 0.8.3 released. Fixes problem with flash files that are called by the browser directly.
• 2004-06-29: Flashblock 0.8.2 released. Several bugfixes. No Firefox 0.9 installer yet. :(
• 2004-03-01: Newly updated version with even more flash/shockwave blocking goodness.
• 2004-02-18: Added Shockwave support.
• 2004-02-09: Flashblock should now handle all embeds correctly. (Thanks Jesse!)
• 2004-02-06: New version of flashblock released.
• 2004-01-28: Initial version of flashblock released.