Posted by Steve Pugh on 10/30/06 14:23

techfiddle wrote:
> Disabling the right click and hiding the source code view may be two
> entirely separate issues.

But they share some things in common:
1. They don't work.
2. They're pointless.
3. They really don't work.

> I Googled disable right click and
> encountered three separate blocks of source code, none of which; worked

Which browser are you using? Most modern browsers don't allow the page
to disable basic browser functions like right click.

> I also searched in this group "disable right click" but the entires I
> got were very old, probably not effective any longer.

Any techniques you found never were effective. Any advice you found to
stop wanting to do this is still 100% valid.

> I remember from the past there was very short snippet of code that
> worked, but now I can't find it.

It didn't work.

> I don't care so much about hiding the
> source code (though that would be cool), as much as protecting my
> images.

Don't put them on the web.

Or hire a lawyer and enforce your copyright by taking legal action
against people you steal your images.

> During the Googling (Ask, actually), there was a software program I
> could buy for $40 which accomplishes this:
>
> http://www.antssoft.com/htmlprotector/index.htm

Anyone who buys that has just wasted $4. It does a good job of making
your site inaccessible, but a poor job of protecting source code.

> So do I need to buy something or is there html that will accomplish
> this?

Nothing you buy can do this. Nothing in HTML can do this.

There are various JavaScript tricks that make it fractionally more
difficult for clueless users to steal your images or code. But that's
the best they can do.

Steve

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