What is the banner that drops down from the top of support windows good for?

from "Minimal"

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First you need a way to get your CSS to override that of the site. To do this I use the add on Stylish for Chrome. See also Stylish for Firefox, Stylish for Safari, Stylish for Opera, and the website https://userstyles.org/ for more information. Sadly I'm not currently aware of any way to implement this on mobile devices such as iPads and iPhones.

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Firefox for iOS does not support add-ons of any kind (sandboxing?)

FF for Android works as expected with Stylish and your style

Example of it killing the Banner dealio

Thanks, but not really a suitable caveat to add to my user tip on Apple's site. 😉

tt2

just for your FYI about FF iOS.

wasn't suggesting inclusion in tip about drawbacks

Yep. I had quite a thorough hunt for an iOS app that might support stylesheets. In some ways I'm surprised they don't exist given Apple's overall efforts on accessibility, but like you say I guess it is perhaps a sandboxing issue and they're not allowed.

tt2

So iOS users are Safe AND Sorry! 👿

Suit yourself, amigo... it literally takes two minutes (or less)

all the best whatever you choose

Lemme get this straight...

You are STILL SEEING the banner?

OR

You don't miss it now that it's gone?

What device, OS, browser & version if still seeing it?

Gary Wright4 wrote:

But the ease with which it was done brings up an issue in my mind. By installing Stylish, have I made it easier for someone to exploit my Mac if I click on something Evil?

Not at all. You're in complete control. You would need to actively instigate the installation of any additional stylesheets. These are also only able to modify the layout of site, e.g. change text fonts, colours or sizes, or in this case show or hide particular elements that form part of the page. There are other ways of attaching stylesheets to browsers, but Stylish makes it easier to turn the changes on or off, limit them to a particular domain, or edit and test any changes. If you want to explore you now have a tool that will let you take similar control of other web sites you visit if there are aspects that bug you.

Now that I've installed the style sheet, do I still need Stylish?

Yes, Stylish is loading the custom CSS on demand for each page you load on Apple Support Communities. Remove it and things go back to normal.

tt2

YIPPEE.

NO - we would NEVER suggest anything that is unsafe = a BUNCH of very smart folks here use this method of "seasoning to taste"

YES. That is the add-on to your browser that loads up the Minimal stylesheet everytime you visit ASC. It does NOTHING at all on other sites.

It's a Phantom PLAGUE!

OK Gary... Ya gotta trust somebody, sometime. Methinks if you are gonna pick folks to trust, folks here are the ones.

The CSSes that you find here are crafted using parameters that are all in the SiteWare, merely changing "values" - if the stuff wasn't served up by the SiteWare, it could not be "seasoned to taste".

Any stylesheet that you find is the same way... it cannot ADD data that is not already there - only change how it "looks" -- it is a matter of "style", like how you tie your tie or crease your fedora.

Yes, you can quit worrying!

{but you are absolutely right to be cautious about stuff you are not used to seeing. the weak link in all security is the human being... ask any security expert!}