Banner stopper tab

In this tab you can setup how banners and other page resources are blocked. Here only global banner blocking options can be setup. To fine-tune banner blocking you should use banner filters that are edited in Banner filters tab.

To open Banner stopper tab open Ad Annihilator Options window and switch to Banner stopper tab by clicking on its name.

Following options are available:

• "Enable banner stopper (block banners as specified by filters)" - unchecking this option turns off banner blocking. If it is unchecked, no banner is blocked at all, banner filters and other options on this tab have no effect, and Ad Annihilator does not interfere with how banners and other page resources are downloaded and shown. If it is checked, all other banner blocking options and banner filters work as usual;

• "Block third-party resources" - if checked, third-party resources are blocked. See What can I do to block advertisements? and Understanding banner filters for information on third-party resources blocking. Note that this option is not global but is taken from and affects the current project settings. If you open another project, this option will reflect its setting;

• "Refresh affected banners on the page after filter change" - if checked, after each change in banner filters in Banner filters tab, Ad Annihilator synchronizes the changes with the document opened in the current browser. Check this option if you want to see the results of banner blocking and unblocking immediately on the current page. If it is unchecked, banner changes will be reflected only at the next document visit. Note that this option does not affect immediate blocking and unblocking of those banners that you block or unblock specifically as detailed in How to block banners? and How to unblock banners? The drawback of turning of this feature on is slightly slowed operation as refreshing of page resources takes some time though on fast computers this is not a problem;

• "Show disabling filter instead of banner" - when checked, each time Ad Annihilator blocks a banner, it returns a message telling which filter blocked the banner:
  
  This is useful for detecting which filter blocks a banner. Note this option cannot be turned off if you have not registered Ad Annihilator. See Registration for information on Ad Annihilator registration.

• "Show "Resource block/unblock dialog" when I block/unblock a banner" - when checked, Resource block and Resource unblock windows are shown only if you press Shift key when blocking or unblocking a banner; otherwise, they are shown each time you block or unblock a banner;

• "Replace banners with color" - if checked, Ad Annihilator replaces all picture banners with colored or transparent areas. The color can be selected from the list to the right of this option. "Transparent" means the background color of the surrounding webpage; using transparent color usually makes banners dissolve on the page altogether. On the other hand, colored areas help to mark banner space prominently to inform the user that a banner was on the webpage. If checkbox is cleared, blocked banners are shown with standard Internet Explorer red cross icons such as on the following picture:
  
  Note that only picture banners can be replaced with colored or transparent areas, i.e. banners that can be efficiently detected as pictures;

• "Play sound when a banner is shot" - allows you to setup a shot sound that is played each time a banner is shot or restored with banner sniper. This may serve you as an audible indicator and it is fun to hunt for banners and hear a shot sound each time a banner is killed.

  • "..." - click this button to browse for a sound file on the disk. Selected file will be played each time a banner is shot;

  • "Play" - click this button to test and hear the selected sound right now;

  • "Clear" - clears selected sound and disables audible notification feature;

  • "Use default" - switches to default sound built-in in Ad Annihilator.

• "Open banner filters" button opens Banner filters tab where you could setup banner filters. Banner filters tab opening requires that Ad Annihilator Options window be closed. You will be prompted to save your changes before closing. See Understanding banner filters to learn more about banner filters.