From 5e6ed48976e9469cd47e2ea0b6b9d03059a34166 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: gwarser Date: Fri, 8 Nov 2019 00:54:24 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Mention rule syntax in No popups switch --- Per-site-switches.md | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/Per-site-switches.md b/Per-site-switches.md index b7b1fd2..3820aab 100644 --- a/Per-site-switches.md +++ b/Per-site-switches.md @@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ By default popups are allowed unless there is a filter to block them. When this ![Popup UI](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/585534/46021121-e0e85d80-c0ad-11e8-96e7-874234cc3618.png) +No popups rules appear as `no-popups: [hostname] true` entries in the [_My rules_ pane](./Dashboard:-My-rules). + Blocking popups depends on whether the proper filters are present in the selected filter lists, so this feature is most useful when a site creates popups for which there are no filters to take care of them in 3rd-party filter lists. **Caveat for Chromium-based browsers:** Due to Chromium API limitations, it's not _always_ possible for uBlock Origin to determine for sure whether a new tab being opened is that of a popup, or is the result of a legitimate click on a link by the user. So if the no-popups switch is in use, you _may_ not be able to open a link in a new tab through the context menu.