Options-only filter is not working

[LordJZ]

ABP allows omitting the actual filter content, leaving $ options only.

Example:
$script -- disables all scripts
$script,domain=google.com -- disables all scripts on google.com
$script,third-party,domain=google.com -- disables all third-party scripts on google.com

These work in ABP, don't work in uBlock.

Firefox 36, uBlock 0.9.1.0. For testing, create $script filter and head to any javascript-using website e.g. facebook.com.

[chrisaljoudi]

https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Dynamic-filtering:-quick-guide

[chrisaljoudi]

and also: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Dynamic-filtering:-rule-syntax

[LordJZ]

I see, but uBlock supports filters with options (like ||google.com^$script) and claims to support ABP syntax.

[LordJZ]

Why should I? uBlock claims to understand ABP syntax. If uBlock wants to use a different approach for some kinds of filters, that's fine, translate ABP syntax to something else.

[gorhill]

Yes, the asterisk is not supported, i.e. *$script. Dynamic filtering is by far best to deal with this kind of filter: it can be easily toggled on/off, locally/globally.

I have no problem implementing this however. I will, mostly because of users importing their filters from another blocker.

[LordJZ]

Ooh, thanks. Confirmed working.