More sophisticated adblocking

[The-Compiler]

There should be an adblocker.

edit: A host-based adblocker which is sufficient for most cases is implemented since a long time already, this issue is still open because it could be improved by implementing ABP-like filterlist support.

The eric IDE helpviewer does have one (in Python), which might be a good inspiration

[The-Compiler]

Before we have a real blocker we could use http://www.floppymoose.com/ in the default user-stylesheet. We probably should check the license though.

[The-Compiler]

Before we have a real blocker we could use http://www.floppymoose.com/ in the default user-stylesheet. We probably should check the license though.

[The-Compiler]

https://github.com/foxhead128/nimbus also does adblocking which might be another inspiration

[The-Compiler]

https://github.com/foxhead128/nimbus also does adblocking which might be another inspiration

[The-Compiler]

We should implement basic adblocking by downloading hosts-files and merging them.

Sources:

• http://www.malwaredomainlist.com/hostslist/hosts.txt
• http://someonewhocares.org/hosts/hosts
• http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.txt
• http://malwaredomains.lehigh.edu/files/justdomains
• http://pgl.yoyo.org/adservers/serverlist.php?hostformat=hosts&mimetype=plaintext
• http://hosts-file.net/download/hosts.zip (wait for confirmation if using is okay)

Algorithm for parsing/merging/etc:

• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/StevenBlack/hosts/master/updateHostsFile.py
• should be able to read zip files
• should be able to read files with just domains

User interface:

• Setting permissions->adblock-host-lists with a comma-separated list of URLs
• Command :update-adblock which downloads all lists (see Qt example) and merges them

[The-Compiler]

We should implement basic adblocking by downloading hosts-files and merging them.

Sources:

• http://www.malwaredomainlist.com/hostslist/hosts.txt
• http://someonewhocares.org/hosts/hosts
• http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.txt
• http://malwaredomains.lehigh.edu/files/justdomains
• http://pgl.yoyo.org/adservers/serverlist.php?hostformat=hosts&mimetype=plaintext
• http://hosts-file.net/download/hosts.zip (wait for confirmation if using is okay)

Algorithm for parsing/merging/etc:

• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/StevenBlack/hosts/master/updateHostsFile.py
• should be able to read zip files
• should be able to read files with just domains

User interface:

• Setting permissions->adblock-host-lists with a comma-separated list of URLs
• Command :update-adblock which downloads all lists (see Qt example) and merges them

[The-Compiler]

host-file adblocking has been implemented in 0134646 - leaving this open for more sophisticated blocking

[The-Compiler]

host-file adblocking has been implemented in 0134646 - leaving this open for more sophisticated blocking

[HalosGhost]

I would recommend µblock as a model to use. It aims to be much lighter and faster than ABP while actually extending some functionality.

[HalosGhost]

I would recommend µblock as a model to use. It aims to be much lighter and faster than ABP while actually extending some functionality.

[1-61803]

Is there any ad-blocking implementation as of now, internal or via plugin?

[1-61803]

Is there any ad-blocking implementation as of now, internal or via plugin?

[parchd-1]

Yes, there is host-file adblocking, as you can see above.
The plugin system isn't done yet, so other adblock systems aren't either. You can also see that in the issue linked to above ;).

[parchd-1]

Yes, there is host-file adblocking, as you can see above.
The plugin system isn't done yet, so other adblock systems aren't either. You can also see that in the issue linked to above ;).

[1-61803]

@parchd-1 I skimmed. I see the hosts file implementation from 2014 and #30 has adblock stroke through. What is the actual state of development of plugins that would allow better ad blocking but also plugins like ublock and greasemonkey?

[1-61803]

@parchd-1 I skimmed. I see the hosts file implementation from 2014 and #30 has adblock stroke through. What is the actual state of development of plugins that would allow better ad blocking but also plugins like ublock and greasemonkey?

[The-Compiler]

What is the actual state of development of plugins

There isn't anything other than the thoughts listed in #30 so far.

that would allow better ad blocking but also plugins like ublock

What from ublock are you missing, other than having adblockplus-like block lists?

and greasemonkey

Something similar to it should be possible with per-domain settings (#27) which is the current main focus - in around a week I'll launch qutebrowser's second crowdfunding, to work on this (and maybe start some work on plugins if there's time left) during my summer holidays. Subscribe to that issue if you want to get notified once it's up!

[The-Compiler]

What is the actual state of development of plugins

There isn't anything other than the thoughts listed in #30 so far.

that would allow better ad blocking but also plugins like ublock

What from ublock are you missing, other than having adblockplus-like block lists?

and greasemonkey

Something similar to it should be possible with per-domain settings (#27) which is the current main focus - in around a week I'll launch qutebrowser's second crowdfunding, to work on this (and maybe start some work on plugins if there's time left) during my summer holidays. Subscribe to that issue if you want to get notified once it's up!

[1-61803]

What from ublock are you missing, other than having adblockplus-like block lists?

I just have switched to ublock as ABP caused high CPU usage. Having the same lists makes rendering sites equally across hosts. Just a first impression after switching blocker.

I still have to make it work in my main older machine on 10.8. I encountered the same problem pointed out here. It should compile from source, it's python and qt, right?

Something similar to it should be possible with per-domain settings (#27) which is the current main focus - in around a week I'll launch qutebrowser's second crowdfunding

Subscribed. What's the best way to get regular (weekly but not daily) news? If I compile it in my 10.8 I'll be certainly donating to your project.

[1-61803]

What from ublock are you missing, other than having adblockplus-like block lists?

I just have switched to ublock as ABP caused high CPU usage. Having the same lists makes rendering sites equally across hosts. Just a first impression after switching blocker.

I still have to make it work in my main older machine on 10.8. I encountered the same problem pointed out here. It should compile from source, it's python and qt, right?

Something similar to it should be possible with per-domain settings (#27) which is the current main focus - in around a week I'll launch qutebrowser's second crowdfunding

Subscribed. What's the best way to get regular (weekly but not daily) news? If I compile it in my 10.8 I'll be certainly donating to your project.

[The-Compiler]

I still have to make it work in my main older machine on 10.8. I encountered the same problem pointed out here. It should compile from source, it's python and qt, right?

There's nothing in qutebrowser itself you'll need to compile, as it's Python. You'll need a working Python with PyQt though. If you can get a Python 3.5 or 3.6 installed (maybe via Homebrew or pyenv), you should be able to do something like pip install PyQt5 qutebrowser (optionally in a virtualenv). If you need help, open a separate issue though, please.

What's the best way to get regular (weekly but not daily) news?

There isn't anything like a regular newsletter. You can look at the changelog and github activity manually though.

I'd also recommend subscribing to the qutebrowser-announce mailinglist where important announcements like new releases are posted.

[The-Compiler]

I still have to make it work in my main older machine on 10.8. I encountered the same problem pointed out here. It should compile from source, it's python and qt, right?

There's nothing in qutebrowser itself you'll need to compile, as it's Python. You'll need a working Python with PyQt though. If you can get a Python 3.5 or 3.6 installed (maybe via Homebrew or pyenv), you should be able to do something like pip install PyQt5 qutebrowser (optionally in a virtualenv). If you need help, open a separate issue though, please.

What's the best way to get regular (weekly but not daily) news?

There isn't anything like a regular newsletter. You can look at the changelog and github activity manually though.

I'd also recommend subscribing to the qutebrowser-announce mailinglist where important announcements like new releases are posted.

[asmbits]

Is there any progress? It is the only reason I haven't switched to qutebrowser yet. I cannot imagine seeing ads while browsing google, youtube or any other site.

[asmbits]

Is there any progress? It is the only reason I haven't switched to qutebrowser yet. I cannot imagine seeing ads while browsing google, youtube or any other site.

[The-Compiler]

@asmbits I don't think anyone is working on this currently, as the current adblocker is working well enough overall and there are lots and lots of other more important issues 😉

[The-Compiler]

@asmbits I don't think anyone is working on this currently, as the current adblocker is working well enough overall and there are lots and lots of other more important issues 😉

[sagb]

On the sites where ads come not from standard CDNs the current adblock is useless. This major bug is very annoying.

[sagb]

On the sites where ads come not from standard CDNs the current adblock is useless. This major bug is very annoying.

[The-Compiler]

You seem to have an... interesting understanding of what "major bug" means. I'd be glad if someone picked this up, but it won't be me in the near future, I have lots of other stuff on my plate. Are you volunteering? 😉

[The-Compiler]

You seem to have an... interesting understanding of what "major bug" means. I'd be glad if someone picked this up, but it won't be me in the near future, I have lots of other stuff on my plate. Are you volunteering? 😉

[sagb]

Sorry, it's beyond my skills and available time.

[sagb]

Sorry, it's beyond my skills and available time.

[CosmoJG]

@The-Compiler Would it be alright if myself or someone else tried directly integrating some of uBlock's code? Or would you rather have something built from scratch?

I think direct integration would do wonders for preventing the classic open-source effort-reduplication problem.

[CosmoJG]

@The-Compiler Would it be alright if myself or someone else tried directly integrating some of uBlock's code? Or would you rather have something built from scratch?

I think direct integration would do wonders for preventing the classic open-source effort-reduplication problem.

[The-Compiler]

@CosmoJG I don't see how that'd be possible (as no WebExtension API exists), so the point is moot 😉

[The-Compiler]

@CosmoJG I don't see how that'd be possible (as no WebExtension API exists), so the point is moot 😉