From b28ce66be13dbba603054c81fee10d0429103dd4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Raymond Hill Date: Sun, 8 Mar 2015 20:46:56 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Updated Dynamic filtering: quick guide (markdown) --- Dynamic-filtering:-quick-guide.md | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) diff --git a/Dynamic-filtering:-quick-guide.md b/Dynamic-filtering:-quick-guide.md index 170b5d5..e5ca6fa 100644 --- a/Dynamic-filtering:-quick-guide.md +++ b/Dynamic-filtering:-quick-guide.md @@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ Sensible security- and privacy-wise: blocking all 3rd-party frames by default ev **_Dynamic filtering_ overrides _static filtering_**. This means a _block_ dynamic rule will override any existing _allow_ static filters. This means you can block with 100% certainty using dynamic filtering rules. Similarly, an _allow_ dynamic filtering rule will override any existing _block_ static filters, i.e. you can allow with 100% certainty with dynamic filtering (useful to un-break sites broken by some static filters). *** + All embedded 3rd-party frames were blocked on the page. Good. However it appears there was an embedded Youtube video in the article: ![figure 6](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gorhill/uBlock/master/doc/img/df-qg-06.png) @@ -127,4 +128,11 @@ Typically, use only narrow _allow_ dynamic filtering rules to un-break sites. As *** +All dynamic rules are temporary by default: Click the padlock if you want to persist the ruleset for a specific web site. +- The padlock will be visible **if and only if** there is at least one temporary rule in the pane +- This is really the optimal way to use dynamic filtering, as using this feature is often a matter of trial and error +- This prevents ruleset pollution: your ruleset will be only those which you will have explicitly persisted +- If you Ctrl-click to set/unset a rule, it will be immediately persisted (command ⌘-click on Mac) + +*** More: [Take control of your privacy in your own hands](https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/issues/433#issuecomment-68488686) (will move this here eventually, I need a break) \ No newline at end of file