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Kelly B
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 Posted - 01/05/2006 : 5:03:11 PM
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I find animated smilie-type critters distracting. I just learned that if you press the esc key, the motion freezes. There don't appear to be any other side effects. I thought I'd share the information in hopes that any fellow-Grinches  will find it useful too. |
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Lissa
Permanent Resident
USA
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Posted - 01/05/2006 : 5:52:53 PM
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Thanks ever so for posting this info!
Lissa
During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a
revolutionary act. -- George Orwell
Oh, and I now have a blog:http://knittnlissa.typepad.com/knittnlissa/ |
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RoseByAny
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USA
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Posted - 01/05/2006 : 6:03:29 PM
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This same key stops music if you go to a website that has music and you no longer want to hear it.
"Choose your friends by their character and your socks by their color. Choosing your socks by their character makes no sense, and choosing your friends by their color is unthinkable."
http://RoseByAny.BlogSpot.Com |
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blwinteler
Permanent Resident
USA
3145 Posts |
Posted - 01/05/2006 : 6:11:12 PM
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It also freezes flashing ads, which are ever so obnoxious. I think they could give just about anyone seizures, or at least a nasty migraine.
Take care!
Brandy
My finished projects
We are but 8 score young blondes and brunettes... all between 16 and 19-and-a-half... cut off in this castle with no one to protect us! Oh... it is a lonely life. Bathing... dressing... undressing... knitting exciting underwear ....(Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Tale of Sir Galahad)
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truly violet
Permanent Resident
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Posted - 01/05/2006 : 6:45:24 PM
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bless you all
flashing adds too?
bless you all double
vi
none of this will matter in 100 years.......
except I will finally be at my goal weight...vi
http://notashyviolet.blogspot.com/ ~now with chickens!
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Busyhands
Permanent Resident
USA
1496 Posts |
Posted - 01/05/2006 : 7:59:35 PM
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hey - cool trick! Thanks!
Lin, High Priestess of Liberal Color Usage
"Wearing cheerful, multicolored hats is a public service, easy to perform, and of incalculable value." - Anna Zilboorg
[IMG]http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y69/Busyhands/elisaintunnel.jpg[/IMG] |
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KarenB
Seriously Hooked
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blazfglori
Permanent Resident
USA
1333 Posts |
Posted - 01/30/2006 : 06:08:36 AM
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You can also use the red X on the top left hand corner of your browser. ;)
That stops everything on the screen.
~Lori
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KAC
Gabber Extraordinaire
USA
443 Posts |
Posted - 01/30/2006 : 10:11:03 AM
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Hooray! An end to the ever-so-annoying animations!! Thank you so much - and thanks to you, too, Amie! I love music, but I really, really dislike sites that force music onto you.
Kim
http://sanityknit.blogspot.com/
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knittingkeri
Chatty Knitter
197 Posts |
Posted - 02/01/2006 : 8:54:42 PM
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Thank You!!!!! It never fails, Sunday afternoon, when DH is napping and I'm surfing around on the web, quiet, minding my own business..."POP UPS WITH MUSIC" as I race to finagle the mouse using the touch pad on my laptop, DH wakes up. I feel bad, he is grumpy, and to beat all, I accidentally clicked on the inside of the pop-up instead of the "X" to close, so 20 more came up. The Esc Key will save me stress!!!!
Month 2 of the no - new - yarn diet!!!! Plus month 2 of the no more soda diet, guess which one is going better? |
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crzyboutyarn
Seriously Hooked
USA
792 Posts |
Posted - 02/03/2006 : 12:14:39 PM
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I thought my flashies and smileys were cute...Should I take them off????
[IMG]http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d192/love2croceht/yarncollecter.gif[/IMG]
~Courtney [IMG]http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d192/love2croceht/knitting.gif[/IMG]
A Full Stash is a Happy Stash!!
http://crzyboutcrochet.blogspot.com/
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maribelaprn
Permanent Resident
USA
2033 Posts |
Posted - 02/03/2006 : 2:14:27 PM
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They are annoying for those of use with dial-up connections or are overseas, which is why the vast majority here don't use them. I tend to avoid reading posts from people whom I know use flashies and smileys. It would be very considerate of others if you did take them off.
It would also be appreciated that instead of including photos in your posts, you simply include a link to your blog where people can see them. Loading those huge bitmaps takes forever and it takes up disk space that Clara has to pay for.
WIP: Estonian Lullaby blanket in Plymouth Encore
My blog: http://maribelaprn.blogspot.com/
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KAC
Gabber Extraordinaire
USA
443 Posts |
Posted - 02/03/2006 : 2:27:02 PM
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Ack! It didn't work for The Big Yarn - I clicked on their link at the right of the forum, and music started blaring. You have to listen to loud music and watch an animation in order to get to their site - and you can't turn it off.
Kim
http://sanityknit.blogspot.com/
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Margie
Permanent Resident
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Posted - 02/21/2006 : 9:36:50 PM
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On the rare occasions when the esc key won't stop blinking and I still want to read what's on the page, I just hold paper up against the screen until I can scroll down and away from the blasted blinking.
I hate those blinking ads.
Margie |
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Teresa_G
Chatty Knitter
132 Posts |
Posted - 02/22/2006 : 5:39:29 PM
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Originally posted by KAC
Ack! It didn't work for The Big Yarn - I clicked on their link at the right of the forum, and music started blaring. You have to listen to loud music and watch an animation in order to get to their site - and you can't turn it off.
Just a suggestion--to get rid of the sound, could you turn off your speakers? I know that's easier on some computers than others, though.
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I am making a pair of socks. After that I'm going to make two more pairs. |
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Clara
queen bee
USA
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Posted - 02/22/2006 : 7:16:30 PM
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So I guess I should scrap my plans to have marching-band music play whenever people browse the forums? I was also going to add a border of huge yellow and purple flashing smiley faces, too. Oh well...
Clara
Your friendly Knitter's Review publisher
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tribalfyber
Chatty Knitter
USA
183 Posts |
Posted - 02/22/2006 : 7:16:47 PM
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i love your little knitter. it doesn't seem to affect the loading of my pages, and i have the slowest dial-up in the world!
i love a laptop, so easy to turn down the volume....
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Originally posted by crzyboutyarn
I thought my flashies and smileys were cute...Should I take them off????
[IMG]http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d192/love2croceht/yarncollecter.gif[/IMG]
~Courtney [IMG]http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d192/love2croceht/knitting.gif[/IMG]
A Full Stash is a Happy Stash!!
http://crzyboutcrochet.blogspot.com/
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KAC
Gabber Extraordinaire
USA
443 Posts |
Posted - 02/23/2006 : 06:51:17 AM
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Just a suggestion--to get rid of the sound, could you turn off your speakers? I know that's easier on some computers than others, though
I could, but I don't think I should have to. Having music suddenly blaring at you with no way to turn it off is obnoxious, and a guaranteed way to keep me and my $$ away from your site.
Personal sites are one thing - people have a tendency to think that if one animation and a little bit of music is good, then many, many animations and lots of music must be better. IMO, though, people who are trying to get me to buy something should know better...
Kim
http://sanityknit.blogspot.com/
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Teresa_G
Chatty Knitter
132 Posts |
Posted - 02/23/2006 : 08:31:57 AM
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Hmm. That's true. I wasn't thinking of it that way.
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tribalfyber
Chatty Knitter
USA
183 Posts |
Posted - 02/23/2006 : 10:30:20 AM
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kdcrowley
Permanent Resident
USA
4773 Posts |
Posted - 02/23/2006 : 10:38:46 AM
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Yes, Clara, scrap those plans. I feel guilty enough for browsing during the workday even though I am just taking a break....drawing more attention could be ...ahem... problematic.
Mistress Kelley of the Hellacious Sockknitting
Going to He** for buying sock yarn during Lent, but at least my feet won't be cold.
http://ceallachknits.blogspot.com
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