right click protection: One Time Use?

winnjewettwinnjewett Registered Users Posts: 329 Major grins
edited June 1, 2005 in SmugMug Support
Is the right-click protection designed to be a one-time use feature?

The second time a user right-clicks, there is no protection (at least in firefox). Is this a known bug?

-w
www.BrilliantPhoton.com

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  • BenBen Vanilla Admin Posts: 513 SmugMug Employee
    edited April 10, 2005
    winnjewett wrote:
    Is the right-click protection designed to be a one-time use feature?

    The second time a user right-clicks, there is no protection (at least in firefox). Is this a known bug?

    -w
    This is not a bug, it is a feature... for a few reasons. One is that the right click menu has several legitimate functions that are really annoying to lose (copying a link for instance, etc). By disabling those entirely, you are inviting them to try and find away around it (which is really easy). We added more security to that feature (try and save the image... and open what it saves).

    So it is better security than what other sites offer, with less of the annoyance.
    Smug since 2003
  • JamieCJamieC Registered Users Posts: 154 Major grins
    edited April 10, 2005
    Ben wrote:
    This is not a bug, it is a feature... for a few reasons. One is that the right click menu has several legitimate functions that are really annoying to lose (copying a link for instance, etc). By disabling those entirely, you are inviting them to try and find away around it (which is really easy). We added more security to that feature (try and save the image... and open what it saves).

    So it is better security than what other sites offer, with less of the annoyance.
    But how is it secure? I had no problem whatsoever saving an image to my desktop... just used a screen capture.

    Jamie
  • AllenAllen Registered Users Posts: 10,014 Major grins
    edited April 10, 2005
    JamieC wrote:
    But how is it secure? I had no problem whatsoever saving an image to my desktop... just used a screen capture.
    Jamie
    By screen capture you got what ever resolution your monitor is set to. Not very good for printing.
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  • winnjewettwinnjewett Registered Users Posts: 329 Major grins
    edited April 10, 2005
    JamieC wrote:
    But how is it secure? I had no problem whatsoever saving an image to my desktop... just used a screen capture.

    Jamie
    There is no way you are going to prevent the determined, well informed user from stealing your pictures unless you don't display them in the first place.

    Ben, thanks for that explination. I had noticed that you put the spacer.gif in the foreground. Very clever. That added layer will certainly deter most people. I'm glad right click is still available. You're right. It is useful. Thanks!
    -w
    www.BrilliantPhoton.com
  • SystemSystem Registered Users Posts: 8,186 moderator
    edited April 10, 2005
    winnjewett wrote:
    There is no way you are going to prevent the determined, well informed user from stealing your pictures unless you don't display them in the first place.


    -w
    Very well stated.clap.gif It is something one should always remember when postring to the web, anywhere, anytime, any place....

    Cheers

    -don
  • JamieCJamieC Registered Users Posts: 154 Major grins
    edited June 1, 2005
    Allen wrote:
    By screen capture you got what ever resolution your monitor is set to. Not very good for printing.
    True... but not completely secure. Point taken.

    Jamie
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