JavaScript settings and preferences for interactive web pages
This article describes what JavaScript is, how to turn it on and off, what JavaScript settings are available in Firefox and how to allow or block it on certain websites.
This article describes what JavaScript is and how to allow or block it on certain websites.
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What is JavaScript?
JavaScript is a standard programming language that can be included in web pages to provide functionality such as menus, sounds, and other interactive features. By default, Firefox enables the use of JavaScript and requires no additional installation.
Enable and disable JavaScript
In Firefox, you can configure whether JavaScript in web pages is permitted to execute or not. To allow JavaScript in Firefox:
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At the top of the Firefox window, click on the button and then select At the top of the Firefox window, click on the menu and then select On the menu bar, click on the menu and select At the top of the Firefox window, click on the menu and select
Click the menu button
and choose
- In the OptionsPreferences window, select the panel.
- Enable JavaScript: Select this option to permit JavaScripts to execute on your computer.
- To change advanced settings, click .
- Click to close the Options windowClick to close the Preferences windowClose the Preferences window
Advanced JavaScript settings
Through the Advanced JavaScript Settings window, you can configure the permissions for JavaScript.
- Move or resize existing windows: To prevent JavaScripts from changing the position or size of existing windows, deselect this option.
- Raise or lower windows: This option allows sites to place windows below or above existing windows.
- Disable or replace context menus: When you right-click an item, a sub-menu may appear. This menu, called a "context menu," can be disabled through JavaScripts. To prevent them from disabling context menus, deselect this option.
Allow and block JavaScript on certain domains
JavaScript can be used to do things that some people don't like. For better control, you can install privacy extensions such as:
- NoScript: allows JavaScript and other content to run only on websites of your choice.
- Ghostery: allows you to block scripts from companies that you don't trust.
Based on information from JavaScript (mozillaZine KB)
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