Hate Disabled Right Clicks?

[Rhino]

Do you hate it when you go to a site that disables the right click function? You can stop that pretty simply. Create an internet favorite with whatever name you want. I use "Enable Right Click". It makes no difference what site address you use to create this favorite, because we're going to change it.

Once the favorite is created, use Windows Explorer to browse to it. Right click the favorite and select Properties. Alternatively, on many Windows versions, You can simply find the favorite in the Internet Explorer menu and right click it there.

When the Properties window comes up, make sure you are on the Web Document tab (should come up by default). In the box labeled "URL:", erase whatever is there and enter the following text:

javascript:void(document.onmousedown=null);void(do cument.onclick=null);void(document.oncontextmenu=n ull)

Now, whenever you are on a site that disables right clicks, just call this shortcut up in your favorites and click it. Presto-Chango! Right clicking is enabled!

[DoctorDoom]

Opera users: disable Javascript via the F12 quick menu.

Firefox users: disable via Tools > Options > Content.

Note: when pasting Rhino's text into the shortcut, first paste it into Notepad or whatever and remove the spaces after "(do cument" and "=n ull)". The vB software introduces spaces in long unbroken strings of text.

[Rhino]

I'm not sure why the board software puts those spaces in.

You can disable Javascript in IE too, but it disables quite a bit more besides right clicking. That's why this solution is offered.

[DoctorDoom]

IE should certainly make the disabling simpler than drilling down in multiple menus. At least Opera and Firefox make it easy so that it can be disabled and reenabled quickly. I've used it a few times in Opera to save graphics or copy text that right-clicking doesn't allow with JS running.

Obviously your script will be a boon to those still hooked on IE, and you deserve kudos for posting it.

I'm not sure why the board software puts those spaces in.I suspect that it's to prevent long strings with no breakpoint characters from generating horizontal scrollbars, even at the lowset screen resolution. I suppose that it serves a purpose, but it's damned annoying when the spaces affect a URL, e.g.

[Rhino]

I put mine right on my Links bar so I don't have to drill down anything. Very handy.