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#202744 12/06/2007 2:58 PM
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I am tired of a competitior basically copying stuff from our site - is it possible to implement a no select text script - to make it less easier for them to do this?

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yes, that's possible to add as a mod. you'd probably want it to just disable selection for:

1. non registered users ?
2. only post content ?

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problem is that there are workarounds that allow a semi-savvy person to get whatever they want anyway. frown

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all users and for all text in certain forums ( or is it global)?

Could you tell me how I can do this please?

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Usually Opera gets around most right click options. frown

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Originally Posted by Ian
Usually Opera gets around most right click options. frown

but I can't make people view in Opera :-)

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I can get around any anti content jacking script; and it's not hard, hell you can google how to do it wink...


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No doubt - but id like to make it that little bit more difficult
any suggestions please?

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any eh! wink

Not sure I'd claim ANY, but probably 99.9%
Without using a protocol sniffer I did run into one that was pretty darn close to impossible to grab their stuff.

Don't recall the site - was a while ago and just some fluke site I happened upon.

Overall though I agree - nearly impossible to stop someone from taking your content. Heck if worse comes to worse they can always do a screen cap and make the image.

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All i want to do is to disable the ability to select text - help??? please :-)

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All they'd have to do is click "View" and "View Source" and they'd get around your anti selection script...


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You can also add code that will disguise your HTML code when anyone does "View Source" but there's a downside to this too. If you stop visitors from viewing it, you also stop search spiders from viewing it.

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They are probably not that smart!
Can it be done nonetheless and how please? (no select that is ;-)

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http://javascript.internet.com/page-details/disable-text-selection.html

just googled 'javascript disable select' *poof*

many free solutions.. smile

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Try this:

In Control Panel / General / HTML Includes / Header Insert:

Add:

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<body oncontextmenu="return false" ondragstart="return false" onselectstart="return false">

Works in Firefox and IE7

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Similar to what I use on my anti image jacking writeup Won't stop people if they actually care (edit/select all or view source still work)


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