MSE Forum Message Display - Mouse Over

Harold.Finch

Apologies if this question should be in another section. If so, could a board guide perhaps move it for me?

As you know, when looking at a list of threads in a sub board, placing the mouse cursor over a thread pops up the text contents of the first message. Maybe I am the only person on here who doesn't want that as I find it inconvenient when using my netbook. Also this uses extra bandwidth when on a slow WiFi or MiFi connection.

I have looked in my user CP but can't see if it is possible to turn off that facility. Anyone know if it is possible?

Oblivion

I don't think it can be turned off. Personally I like the facility but I get annoyed that it only displays for a few seconds then disappears. I'd prefer it displayed the whole time your curser was hovering.

fenlander_uk

There's and answer here: https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/4386275. I remember testing it way back and it did work then. It only applies to Chrome.

System

It's part of the style sheet so no simple way of controlling it at a personal level apart from hacks to your browser such as fenlander_uk mentions

kwikbreaks

I installed that script as I posted in the thread at the time. There has been a change to the forum since then but the script still works. IMO the display should be an option.

I've posted a suggestion in the Forum feedback section that this feature should be made optional - https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/65432677#Comment_65432677

agrinnall

While I also find it a bit of an annoying feature I doubt very much if a few bytes of text will have any significant additional impact on your bandwidth, it's all the MSE images that seem to cause problems when I'm on a slow connection.

Harold.Finch

@fenlander_uk

Thank you. I am using Chrom(ium) and the code and extension works perfectly. I am now pop up free!

@ agrinnall

I agree that text uses a comparatively small amount of bandwidth compared to graphics. The fact is that the forum loads the text for the first article in each thread on each page visited and I find that a waste when I am in certain environments. Not only that but on a netbook that popping up all the time was a bl@@dy nuisance.

Sorted now thanks to the excellent help. Cheers.

fenlander_uk

agrinnall wrote: »

While I also find it a bit of an annoying feature I doubt very much if a few bytes of text will have any significant additional impact on your bandwidth, it's all the MSE images that seem to cause problems when I'm on a slow connection.

There is an easy answer to that - for Chrome, at least. Install the Stylebot plugin. I've uploaded a Style that removes all the unwanted screen furniture. Click the css icon, then 'Install style from social': there's only one available at present.

barmonkey

Harold.Finch wrote: »

As you know, when looking at a list of threads in a sub board, placing the mouse cursor over a thread pops up the text contents of the first message. Maybe I am the only person on here who doesn't want that as I find it inconvenient when using my netbook. Also this uses extra bandwidth when on a slow WiFi or MiFi connection.

Not just you, I hate it, its the worst thing about viewing this forum.

imho

Blimey i must be the odd one out as i find it useful .

tronator

imho wrote: »

Blimey i must be the odd one out as i find it useful .

... especially when people chose the subject "HELP !!!!111" as the thread title. Then it would save the OP traffic if he wouldn't need to click on it.