Stupid floating dialog boxes in news articles

[JoeSpareBedroom]

You know those annoying dialog boxes which pop up if the mouse pointer is
over certain words? How can they be stopped? And in programming parlance,
what are they called? The precise term may help me track down the proper
sledge hammer.

 

[Lem]

You know those annoying dialog boxes which pop up if the mouse pointer is
over certain words? How can they be stopped? And in programming parlance,
what are they called? The precise term may help me track down the proper
sledge hammer.

In general, they are called "mouseover" effects.

Some will be stopped if you disable Javascript (which is not the same as
Java) in your browser.

Sometimes, they are title attributes to images and can be disabled in
Firefox as shown here: http://support.mozilla.com/no/forum/1/471917

Also see
http://www.blork.org/blorkblog/2008/03/31/how-to-disable-snap-shots-on-blogs/

Many more hits if you Google "disable mouseover" or "disable mouseover
popups" or similar phrases.

 

[JoeSpareBedroom]

In general, they are called "mouseover" effects.

Some will be stopped if you disable Javascript (which is not the same as
Java) in your browser.

Sometimes, they are title attributes to images and can be disabled in
Firefox as shown here: http://support.mozilla.com/no/forum/1/471917

Also see
http://www.blork.org/blorkblog/2008/03/31/how-to-disable-snap-shots-on-blogs/

Many more hits if you Google "disable mouseover" or "disable mouseover
popups" or similar phrases.

Thank you!