In the discussion threads on ebay someone said I needed to get rid of the store window and needed to be able to right click on my pics or page? is this guy trying to scam me? I thought that was a safe guard?
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store window - might be because really slows down load time of page for dialup users.
right click - some people like to navigate around by right clicking, if pic doesnt load right click on it and tell browser to retry to load that pic, etc.
so could be someone wanting to help ya, could be someone who's frustrated by it, or could be someone wanting to copy your pics and get you to stop cross-promoting your stuff. could be any of those.
right click - some people like to navigate around by right clicking, if pic doesnt load right click on it and tell browser to retry to load that pic, etc.
so could be someone wanting to help ya, could be someone who's frustrated by it, or could be someone wanting to copy your pics and get you to stop cross-promoting your stuff. could be any of those.
quote:Originally posted by wayoutwest:
store window - might be because really slows down load time of page for dialup users.
right click - some people like to navigate around by right clicking, if pic doesnt load right click on it and tell browser to retry to load that pic, etc.
so could be someone wanting to help ya, could be someone who's frustrated by it, or could be someone wanting to copy your pics and get you to stop cross-promoting your stuff. could be any of those.
just wanted to throw in that i have dialup,(ugh) and my store windows work fine (but i'm not very trusting of people either
).... and wanted to confirm about crosspromoting cuz i didn't really know what it was..that's just when people see other stuff of yours via your SW on your auction pages??
I absolutely hate, with a passion, seeing right-click protected listings.
It is rude and arrogant in my opinion.
I am one of the many people who use right-click to navigate, mostly to 'open link in new window'. This is so I can keep a listing open, for example, but also open a seller's feedback profile, or view his other items.
Disabling right-click does NOT stop people copying your pics (they can just save the whole web page, or 'view source' and get your pic URLS from there) but it DOES interrupt people's normal browsing habits and it displays a kind of aggression, like you are perfectly happy to inconvenience your customers for no good reason.
It is very annoying to some of your visitors and it doesn't solve your problem, so don't do it.
It is rude and arrogant in my opinion.
I am one of the many people who use right-click to navigate, mostly to 'open link in new window'. This is so I can keep a listing open, for example, but also open a seller's feedback profile, or view his other items.
Disabling right-click does NOT stop people copying your pics (they can just save the whole web page, or 'view source' and get your pic URLS from there) but it DOES interrupt people's normal browsing habits and it displays a kind of aggression, like you are perfectly happy to inconvenience your customers for no good reason.
It is very annoying to some of your visitors and it doesn't solve your problem, so don't do it.
Why would anyone have to right-click photos for normal browsing? Is everything on the page -- hyperlinks included -- right-click protected? If so then, yes, I would find that irritating.
My own listings aren't right-click protected so I'm assuming it must be an option here that I never chose.
My own listings aren't right-click protected so I'm assuming it must be an option here that I never chose.
How does one go about disabling right click function?
You do it by using HTML code in your listing that overrides the properties for the whole page (not just your images) - it's bad form unless you know exactly what you are doing, as you can completely screw up the way the whole page loads in different browsers.
Ever seen ebay pages that look weird? Things like dodgy colours and pictures sitting in the wrong place (like behind text or other pictures)?
This is what happens when you muck around with HTML page properties in your eBay listings.
Like I said before, it achieves nothing other than annoying people. It affects the entire page including things you might not be aware of, and I think it looks totally unprofessional and arrogant.
If you don't want people to copy your images then don't upload them to the internet!
Ever seen ebay pages that look weird? Things like dodgy colours and pictures sitting in the wrong place (like behind text or other pictures)?
This is what happens when you muck around with HTML page properties in your eBay listings.
Like I said before, it achieves nothing other than annoying people. It affects the entire page including things you might not be aware of, and I think it looks totally unprofessional and arrogant.
If you don't want people to copy your images then don't upload them to the internet!
true, but at the same time, just because you upload it does NOT give people the right to copy it.quote:Originally posted by Neil:
If you don't want people to copy your images then don't upload them to the internet!
So if I leave everything here alone (auctiva templates) then I won't have a problem then? I want people to get the most use out of my ads (user-friendly) as they can.
Hello Fatman,
You can disable the right click function by going to this link http://auctiva.com/account/preference.aspx, about 3/4 of the way down the page you will see an area where you can set options for your images the one you want to disable is marked "Image Protection" .
You can disable the right click function by going to this link http://auctiva.com/account/preference.aspx, about 3/4 of the way down the page you will see an area where you can set options for your images the one you want to disable is marked "Image Protection" .
Thanks Brent!
Is just the information I needed. I am starting to get the hang of Auctiva and really like it. I thought I was happy with turbolister...but then along came Auctiva and swept me off my feet! What a wonderful life...
Fatso
Is just the information I needed. I am starting to get the hang of Auctiva and really like it. I thought I was happy with turbolister...but then along came Auctiva and swept me off my feet! What a wonderful life...
Fatso