// nytimesadlinkremover
// version 0.7 alpha
// 2005-12-29
// Copyright (c) 2005, Aaron Patterson
// Released under the GPL version 3
// http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html
//
// Removes advertising links from the nytimes this includes links under
// the table of contents and times select past columns links on the right
// in the annoying black/white box - I wouldnt have bothered with this if
// the nytimes ads haddent become so darn annoying lately.
//
// --------------------------------------------------------------------
//
// This is a Greasemonkey user script. To install it, you need
// Greasemonkey 0.3 or later: http://greasemonkey.mozdev.org/
// Then restart Firefox and revisit this script.
// Under Tools, there will be a new menu item to "Install User Script".
// Accept the default configuration and install.
//
// To uninstall, go to Tools/Manage User Scripts,
// select "nytimesadlinkremover", and click Uninstall.
//
// --------------------------------------------------------------------
//
// ==UserScript==
// @name nytimesadlinkremover
// @namespace http://slashdot.org/~lupine/
// @description Removes advertising links on the nytimes
// @include *nytimes.com*
// ==/UserScript==
(function() {
// based on sub element kill all parent elements - recursive - kills top level table
function kill_Parent(Pointer,level) {
if (Pointer == null) return;
if (Pointer.parentNode == null) return;
// keep moving up the parent node - but dont kill the body
level--;
if (level>0) {
if (Pointer.parentNode.parentNode != null) {
if (Pointer.parentNode.nodeName != 'BODY') {
kill_Parent(Pointer.parentNode,level);
return;
}
}
}
// GM_log(Pointer.nodeName); //debug the level we are killing
Pointer.parentNode.removeChild(Pointer);
}
/*
Written by Jonathan Snook, http://www.snook.ca/jonathan
Add-ons by Robert Nyman, http://www.robertnyman.com
*/
function getElementsByClassName(oElm, strTagName, strClassName){
var arrElements = (strTagName == "*" && oElm.all)? oElm.all : oElm.getElementsByTagName(strTagName);
var arrReturnElements = new Array();
strClassName = strClassName.replace(/\-/g, "\\-");
var oRegExp = new RegExp("(^|\\s)" + strClassName + "(\\s|$)");
var oElement;
for(var i=0; i<arrElements.length; i++){
oElement = arrElements[i];
if(oRegExp.test(oElement.className)){
arrReturnElements.push(oElement);
}
}
return (arrReturnElements)
}
function kill_links() {
//use this to switch the header style size so that it is not so huge.
GM_addStyle("div#shell.home div#page div#masthead { min-height: 10px; padding: 4px; text-align: left; }");
var adBox = document.getElementById('Middle1'); //kill the top banner add
if (adBox) adBox.parentNode.removeChild(adBox);
adBox = document.getElementById('homeAd1'); //kill the top banner add
if (adBox) adBox.parentNode.removeChild(adBox);
adBox = document.getElementById('homeAd2'); //kill the top banner add
if (adBox) adBox.parentNode.removeChild(adBox);
adBox = document.getElementById('searchSponsorAd'); //kill the top banner add
if (adBox) adBox.parentNode.removeChild(adBox);
adBox = document.getElementById('searchSponsorHeader'); //kill the top banner add
if (adBox) adBox.parentNode.removeChild(adBox);
adBox = document.getElementById('dcolTSpromo'); //kill the times select adbox on the right side
if (adBox) adBox.parentNode.removeChild(adBox);
adBox = document.getElementById('HPMiddle'); //nytimes old columns adbox
if (adBox) adBox.parentNode.removeChild(adBox);
var adboxes = getElementsByClassName(document, "div", "story advertisement"); //housing & realestate ads
for (var i = 0; i < adboxes.length; i++) {
adboxes[i].parentNode.removeChild(adboxes[i]);
}
adboxes = getElementsByClassName(document, "div", "story announcement"); //misc ads
for (var i = 0; i < adboxes.length; i++) {
adboxes[i].parentNode.removeChild(adboxes[i]);
}
adboxes = getElementsByClassName(document, "div", "adCreative"); //auto ads and others
for (var i = 0; i < adboxes.length; i++) {
adboxes[i].parentNode.removeChild(adboxes[i]);
}
// adBox = document.getElementById('columnGroup advertisementColumnGroup'); //kill the adbar down the left side below the fold
// if (adBox) adBox.parentNode.removeChild(adBox);
adBox = document.getElementById('adBar'); //kill the adbar down the left side below the fold
if (adBox) adBox.innerHTML = ""; //clear the contents but keep the spacing buffer
var badlink = new Array(10); //update this number when new entries are added
var badlinklen;
badlinklen = badlink.length;
for (var x = 0; x < badlinklen; x++) badlink[x] = new Array(2);
badlink[0][0] = 'column_nonsub'; //this is the keywork to find past column links - used to be 'ad=Dcolumn';
badlink[0][1] = '3'; //levels to use kill_Parent rather than just removing the link
badlink[1][0] = 'adx/bin/adx_click.html'; //kill all other ad-links
badlink[2][0] = 'doubleclick.'; //kill direct ad-links
badlink[3][0] = 'mediaplex.'; //kill direct ad-links
badlink[4][0] = 'select.nytimes.com'; //kill times select links
badlink[5][0] = 'opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com'; //kill times select blog links //need to add other banned blogs
badlink[6][0] = '.page.nytimes.com'; //kill times select blog links
badlink[7][0] = '/timesselect/whatis.html'; //timesselect ad-info links
badlink[8][0] = 'nytimes.com/ref/multimedia/podcasts.html';
badlink[9][0] = 'khovmetroliving.com'; //realestate ads
badlink[9][1] = '1';
var badtext = new Array(2); //update this number when new entries are added
var badtextlen = badtext.length;
badtext[0] = 'Save'; //timeselect save this article functionality
badtext[1] = 'Reprints'; //article reprints for $$$ link
// add more link filters here
var allLinks, thisLink;
allLinks = document.evaluate('//a[@href]',
document, null, XPathResult.UNORDERED_NODE_SNAPSHOT_TYPE, null);
var re, result, hreftext, vistext, found;
//GM_log('link kill0')
for (var i = 0; i < allLinks.snapshotLength; i++) {
thisLink = allLinks.snapshotItem(i);
hreftext = thisLink.href;
vistext = thisLink.innerHTML;
//GM_log('link: ' + thisLink.innerHTML + ' ' + hreftext); //use this to see what html links are being checked
found = 0;
re = new RegExp('javascript:pop_me_up2');
result = re.exec(hreftext);
if (result != null) {
var strary = thisLink.href.split("'"); //split parameters out of javascript popups - the first param is the real html http address to launch.
//GM_log('link: ' + strary[1]);
if (strary[1]) thisLink.href = strary[1]; //remove javascript popup code - launch popup in their own window.
} else {
for (var x = 0; x < badlinklen; x++) {
if (vistext == badtext[x]) {
thisLink.innerHTML = "";
found = 1;
break; // force loop end
}
} // end for x
if (found < 1) {
for (var x = 0; x < badlinklen; x++) {
re = new RegExp(badlink[x][0]);
result = re.exec(hreftext);
if (result != null) {
//GM_log('kill: ' + badlink[x][0] + ' ' + thisLink.innerHTML); //use this to see what html is being removed & why
//GM_log('link killx: ' + thisLink.href)
//if (thisLink.href.indexOf('brownharrisstevens.com') > 0) {
// GM_log('link kill1: ' + badlink[x][0] + ' ' + thisLink.href);
// GM_log('link kill2: ' + thisLink.parent.innerHTML);
// }
if (badlink[x][1] > 0) {
kill_Parent(thisLink,badlink[x][1]); //kill the parent table
} else {
thisLink.innerHTML = ""; //clear the link text
}
break; // force loop end
} // end if
} // end for x
} // end if not found
} // end of javascript popup search
} // end for i
//GM_log('link kill done')
var baddivs = new Array(4); //update this number when new entries are added
var baddivslen;
baddivslen = baddivs.length;
baddivs[0] = '//div[@id="insideTSMoths"]'; //kill times select pictures/links under the main headlines
baddivs[1] = '//div[@id="advertiserLinks"]'; //find all grey text 'Advertisement' headers - we dont need them anymore
baddivs[2] = '//div[@id="adxBigAd"]'; //find all grey text 'Advertisement' headers - we dont need them anymore
baddivs[3] = '//font[@color="#999999"]'; //find all grey text used to display 'Advertisement' text - we dont need them anymore
for (var i = 0; i < baddivslen; i++) {
var divads = document.evaluate(baddivs[i], document, null, XPathResult.UNORDERED_NODE_SNAPSHOT_TYPE, null);
//GM_log('div: ' + baddivs[i] + ' ' + divads.snapshotLength);
for (var x = 0; x < divads.snapshotLength; x++) kill_Parent(divads.snapshotItem(x),1);
} // end for i
//this only works for nytimes.com home page.. other pages display centered content
var urlstr = window.location;
if ((urlstr == 'http://www.nytimes.com/') || (urlstr == 'http://nytimes.com/')) {
//center aligned table cells are all crap-ads
var centerads = document.evaluate('//td[@align="center"]', document, null, XPathResult.UNORDERED_NODE_SNAPSHOT_TYPE, null);
for (var i = 0; i < centerads.snapshotLength; i++) kill_Parent(centerads.snapshotItem(i),1);
} // end if urlstr
} // end function
kill_links();
//if they add a pause before loading I will add a pause...
// window.setTimeout(kill_links,500);
})();
