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How can I make Firefox not-display images?

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About 20 years ago I could configure Mosaic to not-display images. I browse with lynx usually now, but have to use something else when I need Javascript. Sometimes I want to not-display images. I can't find a setting in Firefox for this.

About 20 years ago I could configure Mosaic to not-display images. I browse with lynx usually now, but have to use something else when I need Javascript. Sometimes I want to not-display images. I can't find a setting in Firefox for this.

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Note that you can control this via the permissions.default.image pref on the about:config The default is 1 to allow all images, a value of 2 will block images.

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Hello,

You can try using an extension, such as:

Please see the extension description and the user reviews to see which would work best for you.

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Note that you can control this via the permissions.default.image pref on the about:config The default is 1 to allow all images, a value of 2 will block images.

That works. Thanks.

I had already found the add-ons; thanks for mentioning them.

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