How do they do this?

Hamish · 12 Apr 2009 at 22:50

Just went to this site using Safari on my mac and the 'View Source' button is disabled.

Its easy to get round - just disable javascript or use firefox, but I'm surprised this is even possible in the first place, a quick look at the source code doesn't get me anywhere.

Pretty pointless anyhow

Spyhop · 12 Apr 2009 at 23:12

It isn't on mine (Safari, OS X).

Are you sure that the page was finished loading?

Hamish · 13 Apr 2009 at 00:36

wush said:
It isn't on mine (Safari, OS X).

Are you sure that the page was finished loading?

Just went on it again and it wasn't disabled so yeah, very possible!

Tetsujin · 13 Apr 2009 at 17:24

Yeah I've never encountered an ability to disable view source..

dave-lew99 · 13 Apr 2009 at 17:45

Neither have i, only the extremely irritating right click, i mean why bother, if you're that determined you can read the source code anyway, or save pictures.

It's as bad as embedding MIDI into web pages...

Tetsujin · 13 Apr 2009 at 17:48

Haha, indeed, although right-click- and shift-f10- blockers will throw off the majority of people for whom 'facebook' is is synonymous with 'internet'