Hiding URL in STAUS BAR

GoldDust · 02-26-2004, 06:21 PM

Hi, Im sure this has been coverd tonnes of times, But could someone clarify if google or other search engines ban or penailize sites for using this scirpt to hide URL's in the status bar?

<a href="http://widgit.com" onmouseover="window.status=''; return true"; onmouseout="window.status=''; return true">link text</a>

I'd rather be safe than sorry -

:wink:

DaveyBoy · 02-26-2004, 06:22 PM

don't do that, i and many people much prefer to know where a link will take me, before i click on it.

GoldDust · 02-26-2004, 06:25 PM

I understand your point and to be honest I dont practise this - but its for a dj mix directory and the dj's in question want the mixes only to play and not have the link seen!! I was just wanting to find out if you get baned for this ..

Cheers for your input! :wink:

hatchet · 02-26-2004, 07:04 PM

No you shouldn't get banned for that.. you may get banned for window.status='this band rocks the world with its hip hop jiggity boom bam grooves blah blah' or at least my personal ban.. haha.

sim · 02-26-2004, 07:16 PM

cant you just view source? or right click on a link and click copy shortcut?

GoldDust · 02-27-2004, 07:59 AM

Nice Avatar

GoldDust · 02-27-2004, 08:00 AM

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Originally Posted by hatchet

No you shouldn't get banned for that.. you may get banned for window.status='this band rocks the world with its hip hop jiggity boom bam grooves blah blah' or at least my personal ban.. haha.

LOL

samer · 02-27-2004, 09:06 AM

@sim: gd can putan anti-right click script... so you can't view the source ...

Jazzee · 02-27-2004, 09:12 AM

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Originally Posted by samer

@sim: gd can putan anti-right click script... so you can't view the source ...

There is always view... page source.

Fruit & Veg · 02-27-2004, 09:22 AM

You won't get banned for that code - I use it all the time. The thing is though, it hides it from the status bar but when you click on it the browser will then show the address you're at in the address bar.

You could use PHP to hide the link but you have the same problem.

I assume the point is that the DJ's don't want people to download the tracks from your site? If so you could place the music files in a little Flash player - users can then press Play and listen to them without being able to nick the tunes.

Or, just make the tunes 30 sec samples like on Amazon.

Pipeline-Webdesign · 02-27-2004, 10:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Fruit & Veg

You won't get banned for that code - I use it all the time. The thing is though, it hides it from the status bar but when you click on it the browser will then show the address you're at in the address bar.

You could use PHP to hide the link but you have the same problem.

I assume the point is that the DJ's don't want people to download the tracks from your site? If so you could place the music files in a little Flash player - users can then press Play and listen to them without being able to nick the tunes.

Or, just make the tunes 30 sec samples like on Amazon.

why don't you just have the window open on a seperate page with out a address bar and/or status bar... kinda like most pop-ups?

Cibok · 02-27-2004, 11:08 AM

You can always just right click on the link and see the real link!

**LazyJim** · 02-27-2004, 01:52 PM

the URL in the link will always be accessible, you can run but you can't hide!

Embedding in a Flash movie would be a very good way (but it is possible to extract images, action scripts, movie clips, and sound clips from .swf files).

Apart from that, some kind of steaming thing like internet radio?

People could still use their sound-card to record it anyway!

hatchet · 02-27-2004, 02:28 PM

The only real way to not have someone steal your images or files is not put them on the internet. The internet was created to share information - so it's difficult to change that.. at least right now. There are methods to parse your file names through a cgi script that could work. At least I've seen it done when you right click the parsed link it tells you that you can't do that or similar message.. and view source gives you the parsed URL.. essentially hiding the file itself. I'm sure there are ways around that too.

hatchet · 02-27-2004, 02:35 PM

Like this script..
http://www.artistscope.com/linkprotect/

Pudd · 03-02-2004, 03:43 PM

If you put it in a pop-up and hide the toolbar, address bar, and status bar, then put a no-right-click link on it, would that not work?

Again, if someone was determined enough, they could still get it, but samples can help combat that...

Would there be anyway of "cutting up" the music link they do with some pictures?