Some sites prohibit the use of the right-click or context-menu.
I think it is illegitimate: many extensions offer functionalities through the context-menu, for instance. And if content is send to the user, there is no reason not to be able to save it.
Most modern browsers1 have advanced options on what javascript can do or not ; but, surprisingly, Google Chrome does not offer such a feature. I reported issue 30153, please star it! (and don’t add a « me too » comment)
Allow right-click is a Chrome extension I wrote to work around this limitation. It does it best to restore the default context-menu on many items of the page.
Installation
Visit Google chrome extensions and press the « Installation » button
Options
Once the extension is installed, every page you open will have it’s « protection » removed.
This can damage features on some sites, such as Yahoo! mail. That’s why, there is a white list in the Preferences page. Sites listed in this white liste won’t be affected by the extension.
Known bugs and limitations
- Known limitations are listed on the project page on Google code.
- Known bugs are listed on the bug tracker on Google code
Support
The site I visit is still blocked
There are many elements that can be blocked. To optimize performance, I have decided to reset only some of them (see Details).
If a page is still blocked, please
- ensure that there si no open issue about this
- and file a new Issue. Don’t forget to mention the page and the element, or (even better) to inspect the DOM to see which elements has its oncontextmenu event overriden.
Questions and suggestions
The comments bellow can be used for questions, suggestions or other open discussions.
- including Firefox, Opera, Konqueror and even Internet Explorer [↩]