Add ability to override auto-reload upon change to whitelist

[jdgalt]

Where a web page references some currently-blocked outside site, I want to be allowed to enable that reference without causing a reload. This is important on sites like e-rewards.com where reloading a page causes what you were doing to be irreversibly lost.

[nodiscc]

@jdgalt you can disable autoreload on the preferences pages about:requestpolicy?basicprefs. Does it solve your problem?

[jdgalt]

It's a decent workaround, but I'd like to be able to do it on the fly.

[nodiscc]

ut I'd like to be able to do it on the fly.

How can it be done? A checkbox disable auto-reload in the menu?

[klemens]

How can it be done?

Because the reload happens when the menu is closed, a button "Close without reload" would be enough.

[myrdd]

a button "Close without reload" would be enough.

I doubt many people would use that button, but think some people will like it. Still, I wouldn't put that button in the menu by default. See #601 for a summary of proposed menu UI changes.

If RPC one day has the feature of customizing the menu, the "close without reload" button can definitely be part of it.

[nodiscc]

There is another workaround for this: open the menu, click the rule you'd like to modify (eg block all requests to *.crap-ad-site.com), then click the Preferences menu item. Your rule will register but the page won't reload. ^{100% not a hack}

Still, I wouldn't put that button in the menu by default

Yes there's a risk of menu "bloat" (though this feature is useful), although most new switches/buttons could be made simple icons (no text, but with a tooltip), which would save space. Kinda like a toolbar inside the menu (would also work with the get more info about $domain button).

[myrdd]

Another idea: closing the menu via clicking on the flag could mean "close without reload". What do you think? Would this work for you @jdgalt and @klemens?

Besides that, would you like a

although most new switches/buttons could be made simple icons (no text, but with a tooltip), which would save space

I agree. So there could be a simple icon for switching "auto-reload" on/off.

[jdgalt]

I'll try it nodiscc's way. Thanks!