Can you use EasyList in Konqueror?
Can you use EasyList in Konqueror?
Hi, I was just wondering if there's a way to use EasyList in Konqueror with its built-in ad blocker. I know it supports Filterset.G, but Konqueror doesn't support whitelisting yet, so I get many false-positives with it.
Last edited by AmyRose on Thu Jun 28, 2007 1:45 am, edited 1 time in total.
I've been Microsoft-free since March 28, 2004; OS: Kubuntu Linux 7.04 (Feisty) (KDE pwns GNOME)
Hi AmyRose .... and welcome 
I didn't even know that someone was trying to use the EasyList in Konqueror. I know there has been some success in getting the EasyList to work in a couple of different adblocking programs besides Adblock Plus.
Unfortunately without the program's ability to read the whitelist strings and the other "special ABP characters" in the list, the EasyList will not work correctly and will give you the false-positives that you are now getting.
The thing is that I make my subscriptions for Adblock Plus and ONLY Adblock Plus. Filterset.G will work because it is designed to work in the original Adblock (Adblock 0.5 cannot process ABP's special characters either). G also has a separate whitelist filter (which is actually necessary with G's filters but which you cannot use either). G also uses many regular expressions which WILL work in Konqueror but are VERY slow in Adblock Plus ... so it is advised not to use those types of filters in ABP. They are probably slow in Konqueror too.
I wish I could tell you something encouraging but I can't. It would be up to Konqueror's adblocking developer to make the EasyList work like others have tried to do. Sorry
ps: If Konqueror has a way to turn off individual strings like in ABP, you could try disabling those strings that Konqueror doesn't use correctly.
I didn't even know that someone was trying to use the EasyList in Konqueror. I know there has been some success in getting the EasyList to work in a couple of different adblocking programs besides Adblock Plus.
Unfortunately without the program's ability to read the whitelist strings and the other "special ABP characters" in the list, the EasyList will not work correctly and will give you the false-positives that you are now getting.
The thing is that I make my subscriptions for Adblock Plus and ONLY Adblock Plus. Filterset.G will work because it is designed to work in the original Adblock (Adblock 0.5 cannot process ABP's special characters either). G also has a separate whitelist filter (which is actually necessary with G's filters but which you cannot use either). G also uses many regular expressions which WILL work in Konqueror but are VERY slow in Adblock Plus ... so it is advised not to use those types of filters in ABP. They are probably slow in Konqueror too.
I wish I could tell you something encouraging but I can't. It would be up to Konqueror's adblocking developer to make the EasyList work like others have tried to do. Sorry
ps: If Konqueror has a way to turn off individual strings like in ABP, you could try disabling those strings that Konqueror doesn't use correctly.
Last edited by rick752 on Thu Jun 28, 2007 1:45 am, edited 2 times in total.
"Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it"
Thanks for your kindness. I know it's unsupported, and I can live with that. I decided to ask anyway because of a site that compared your filters with G's and the article said you were very friendly.
I found reports of G's filterset working in Konqueror on his forum, and it seems to be popular among Konqueror users, but his filterset is a bit of a hassle to download, and his forum wasn't as friendly. ;)
I do not like Firefox myself, and if I need a gecko-based browser, I use Seamonkey instead, and I'm thankful that ABP works in that.
Thanks anyway. I registered because I'd like to stay anyway, even if I don't like the browser that's promoted here.
I decided to ask anyway because of a site that compared your filters with G's and the article said you were very friendly. I found reports of G's filterset working in Konqueror on his forum, and it seems to be popular among Konqueror users, but his filterset is a bit of a hassle to download, and his forum wasn't as friendly. ;)
I do not like Firefox myself, and if I need a gecko-based browser, I use Seamonkey instead, and I'm thankful that ABP works in that.
Thanks anyway. I registered because I'd like to stay anyway, even if I don't like the browser that's promoted here.
I've been Microsoft-free since March 28, 2004; OS: Kubuntu Linux 7.04 (Feisty) (KDE pwns GNOME)
Well ... I like to THINK that I amAmyRose wrote:I decided to ask anyway because of a site that compared your filters with G's and the article said you were very friendly.
Of course you may stay. Who can resist that cute lil' avatar?I registered because I'd like to stay anyway, even if I don't like the browser that's promoted here.
..... even though you ARE a "firefox hater" 
"Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it"
Hehe, thanksrick752 wrote:Well ... I like to THINK that I amAmyRose wrote:I decided to ask anyway because of a site that compared your filters with G's and the article said you were very friendly.Of course you may stay. Who can resist that cute lil' avatar?I registered because I'd like to stay anyway, even if I don't like the browser that's promoted here.
Yeah, Seamonkey is much better than Firefox these days, in my opinion. It's actually been faster on my machine (Kubuntu 7.04) than Firefox.chewey wrote:Ah bah, so am I.rick752 wrote:Of course you may stay. Who can resist that cute lil' avatar?
She likes SeaMonkey, that's good enough for me
But I still prefer Konqueror because it's super-fast and handles CSS better.
From personal experience, yes you can (although there's no way to automatically update it, though maybe you could write a script for that). Also I believe konqueror does support whitelisting, if you do @@somesite.com somesite.com will be whitelisted. I haven't used KDE or Konqueror in quite a while though
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Tsk, it's all free software and open standards anyway.rick752 wrote:Of course you may stay. Who can resist that cute lil' avatar?I registered because I'd like to stay anyway, even if I don't like the browser that's promoted here.
According to the people on #kde on Freenode, it does not support whitelisting yet, but they said they were working on it.VF wrote:From personal experience, yes you can (although there's no way to automatically update it, though maybe you could write a script for that). Also I believe konqueror does support whitelisting, if you do @@somesite.com somesite.com will be whitelisted. I haven't used KDE or Konqueror in quite a while though
hehehe... I am currently testing Gran Paradiso 3.0a5, and I love it over 2.0 and 1.5.xVF wrote:Tsk, it's all free software and open standards anyway.rick752 wrote:Of course you may stay. Who can resist that cute lil' avatar?I registered because I'd like to stay anyway, even if I don't like the browser that's promoted here.
Well, well ... there is hope for you yet.AmyRose wrote: hehehe... I am currently testing Gran Paradiso 3.0a5, and I love it over 2.0 and 1.5.x
Haven't tried 3.0 yet. ABP takes up enough time and I have to use 2.0 just to make sure that the filtering and ABP work correctly with the mainstream public's browser.
"Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it"
Interesting, I just tried and you're right, @@ doesn't whitelist or anything. I have no idea why I remember it working, though.AmyRose wrote:According to the people on #kde on Freenode, it does not support whitelisting yet, but they said they were working on it.VF wrote:From personal experience, yes you can (although there's no way to automatically update it, though maybe you could write a script for that). Also I believe konqueror does support whitelisting, if you do @@somesite.com somesite.com will be whitelisted. I haven't used KDE or Konqueror in quite a while though