Disable Save

[londonfog]

Hi guys,

 

I am sure there is a way to disable SAVE and Save AS from the File menu of Internet Explorer. I am also sure there is a way to disable the icons (sa)ve, e-mail and print) that appear in Internet Explorer when you leave the mouse on an image long enough.

 

Any help ?

 

Thanks

 

Simon

[TCH-Bruce]

Welcome to the forums, Simon!

 

You can check out www.hotscripts.com for a script to do what you wish. But anyone viewing your site can search their temporary internet folder and pull the images from there.

[TCH-Don]

Welcome to the forum Simon

as to the IE image toolbar

you can add this

<META HTTP-EQUIV="imagetoolbar" CONTENT="no">

to the head tag to prevent it from displaying,

but if you are trying to protect images, there is no practical way other than watermarking them.

[borfast]

Welcome aboard, Simon.

 

As both Bruce and Don already pointed, you can try to preven users from downloading your images but if they really want to have them, it's really easy to get them. I'd spend my time improving some other part of my site

[londonfog]

Thanks for your help guys, but I was wondering whether it was possible to disable the 'Save' in the File Menu in the Internet Explorer. I know that it is impossible to stop an IT guy from stealing images, or saving a page (as it was mentioned you only have to go to the temporary internet files to find them). I am just trying to stop the less 'technical users' from doing it

 

Simon

[TCH-Bruce]

The only way I know to do that is to open another window without a toolbar to eliminate the possibility.

[AussieFeral.com]

You can disable save functions in html/ java-script, what I'm doing is when you go to my site you click enter site and a pop-up comes up, in the pop-up you can't right click, also I, myself have made a code that stops ctrl in InternetExplorer so you can't right click to save or press ctrl+S. Just type this in after the head part

 

This is to disable ctrl buttons. I can't belive that I'm the first one to say this on the net www.aussieferal.com - will be updated soon

 

If you need help or can't see the script PM me or go to first_way_to_disable_save_in_ie_made_by_aussieferal

 

>//script made by aussieferal.com
<script language=JavaScript>
<!--
var message="Function Disabled!";
///////////////////////////////////
function clickIE4(){
if (event.button==ctrl){
alert(message);
return false;
}
}
function clickNS4(e){
if (document.layers||document.getElementById&&!document.all){
if (e.which==ctrl||e.which==ctrl){
alert(message);
return false;
}
}
}
if (document.layers){
document.captureEvents(Event.CTRLDOWN);
document.onctrldown=clickNS4;
}
else if (document.all&&!document.getElementById){
document.onctrldown=clickIE4;
}
document.oncontextmenu=new Function("alert(message);return false")
// --> 
</script>

Edited by TCH-David: Removed e-mail address to prevent harvesting by spambots; enclosed javascript code in CODE tags;.

[TCH-Rob]

I cant save but I can save-as. If it were an image I can view source and get the path and depending on your setup go to the exact path to the file, I can get it from my temp internet files I can take a screen shot and crop the image in my editor or I can disable java script.

 

That said, most users of IE probably not be able to bypass it and just move on.

[owatagal]

Be aware that disabling save via Javascript will seriously tick off any users with Mozilla browsers who are used to right-clicking and opening windows in new tabs. You're decreasing your site's functionality and accessibility.

 

Is it really worth "protecting" your images with a method anyone can get around (all they have to do is turn off Javascript, anyway) but that will tick off legitimate site users?

 

I mean, if someone wants your images they'll come back to your site and get them some other way. But the legitimate users you irritate will not come back. Who do you really want on a repeat visit?

 

[sorry, but I honestly think there is NOTHING in site design that irritates me on a daily basis as much as this particular "trick." I hate it with a passion.]

[AussieFeral.com]

True, but remember I said to disable rightc lick

[TweezerMan]

Welcome to the forums, AussieFeral.com!

 

As others have tried to point out, attempting to disable browser menu options or mouse right-click menus with javascript does not provide any real "protection" for images. It is more an annoyance than a deterrent.

 

Scripts like this are why I have my Firefox browser configured to not allow javascripts to "Disable or replace context menus". I browsed to your page linked above and tried right-clicking on the page. An alert box with "Function Disabled!" appeared, then when I clicked OK, the normal right-click menu appears (just as it should).

[borfast]

Exactly. I also have Firefox configured to not allow javascripts to "Disable or replace context menus", among some other things to prevent The-Most-Irritating-Tricks-People-Do-On-Their-Webpages (such as pop-up windows or even links that open in a new window without even asking me if I want to do that) ;)

 

Even non-savvy IE users, if ticked off enough they will start searching for a way to get around those "protection" schemes. And eventually, they'll get past them. So, as I said in a previous post in this thread, I'd spend my time improving some other part of my site

[TCH-Thomas]

Welcome to the forum, AussieFeral.com.

[TCH-Bruce]

Welcome to the forums, AussieFeral.com!

 

The only way to protect your content from not being stolen is to not put it on the 'net.

[cajunman4life]

Welcome to the forums, and I agree with the comments already said. The only way to protect something is to not put it on the 'net. Casual users will quickly lose interest if they get frustrated, and tech-saavy users will immediately know what to do to get around these methods.

[TCH-Don]

Welcome to the forums, AussieFeral.com

 

yep those scripts only slow me down for an extra two seconds

[marie b.]

If you want to prevent the credit for your images from being attributed to someone else, then add a watermark to them.

 

Just another note - if you really want to make sure that no-one claims credit for any of your work, then burn it all to CD and mail it to yourself.

 

The 'File Created On' and 'Posted On and By' marks on the work should be enough to prove that it was your creation.

Edited June 8, 2005 by marie b.

[TCH-Rob]

Let us not forget that even though most of us may not like the idea of disabling right click, this is not our site. It belongs to Simon and he can do what he wants on his own site.

 

Yes some might not visit again and yes there are ways to get around the script but we do not know what his site is intended for so it may not matter.

[carbonize]

What you are asking for is not possible. For one thing there are two many browsers out there to worry about and no piece of code would stop them all. Also disabling right click is pointless as it is easy to bypass. This reminds me of a major thread we had going on webproworld about protecting your work and basically if it is on the web then somebody can copy it.

[AussieFeral.com]

Yeah I suppose your right, I'm a kid but yeah it wuld tick people off. I have no idea now lol

[kellybellydotnet]

Just another note - if you really want to make sure that no-one claims credit for any of your work, then burn it all to CD and mail it to yourself.

 

The 'File Created On' and 'Posted On and By' marks on the work should be enough to prove that it was your creation.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Just an FYI ... according to copyright.gov: "The practice of sending a copy of your own work to yourself is sometimes called a “poor man’s copyright.” There is no provision in the copyright law regarding any such type of protection, and it is not a substitute for registration."

 

It might help you to convince someone who doesn't know any better to stop using your work, but this wouldn't hold up in court.

[TCH-Rob]

Simply put from the same website;

 

The way in which copyright protection is secured is frequently misunderstood. No publication or registration or other action in the Copyright Office is required to secure copyright. ... Copyright is secured automatically when the work is created, and a work is "created" when it is fixed in a copy or phonorecord for the first time.