[S] Videos at IMDb

[zoltan]

(Apr. 16, 2011 07:09 PM)JJoe Wrote:  The Proxomitron does not search the list for all matches. It stops looking after the first match is found... List matches need to be unique.

Whoa... I've been using Proxomitron for years and never knew that. I'll have to go back and check all my other entries. On the surface it seems like it could be limiting.

Quote:I'll guess, a 'good' copy of a file in the browser's cache was used to render the page. The browser can complicate things.

Absolutely. I've observed some crazy behavior from Firefox, such as repeatedly clearing the cache but not being able to get rid of a filter's effect until FF is restarted. That makes testing difficult because it only happens sometimes, so you never know for sure unless you restart the program.

Quote:Does it work as desired?

Yes, it does. Thank You!

Quote:Added "i.media-imdb.com/ $SET(0=a_js.)" and eventually video loaded.

If you had just discovered that the video would not load, how would you know to do this?
I spent a lot of time experimenting, putting the domains in the bypass list until the video worked and then put keywords by that domain in the Exceptions-U list that were in matched filters on the dbug page.

Quote:Commented out i.media-imdb.com/ entry.

It was already in your list?

Quote:Opened the set's menu and clicked on "show 33 scripts".
"Scripts in http://www.imdb.com/video/screenplay/vi1067647257/" opened.
The second external script shown was [url=http://i.media-imdb.com/images/SFb4b030a632105db0cc5322dd6c9320be/js/cc/ads.js]

How did you know to pick that one out of the 33 shown?

Quote:dbugging "ads.js" lead me to "Remove: Ad Functions II - Code 10.08.08 [jd sd] (d.3 l.3)"

Of all the things matched on that dbug page, how do you know which one?

Quote:Your browser may allow a trick that may make things easier. When you suspect a problem with external scripts, clear the browser's cache, enable "HTML Debug info" via the Proxomitron's log window, and then click "show ?? scripts" in the set's menu. The "Scripts in" window may show dbug for all the external scripts.

It does work, but it's still 35 scripts, each one with many matches to choose from. How to know which one?