HoverClues

Hoverclues are compact link descriptions that appear at the bottom of your browser when you mouse over certain types of link. They were introduced in Interclue 1.6 - but they didn't work properly under various circumstances - particularly on Linux and Mac systems. We've made a significant re-write of the feature that takes up less space, doesn't activate as often by default, works better on Mac & Linux, handles different system fonts, and also allows for larger image previews.

Clicking the button in the top right of each Hoverclue allows you to enable/disable Hoverclues by type. Currently, the following types of Hoverclue are available:

	Images Previews of image files (eg png, gif, jpg) - NB: seeing the checked background indicates the image is (semi-)transparent, as opposed to having a white background. Clicking the preview image will bring up a full size preview with the ability to move back and forth between the image links on the current page.
	Other Binary File Types Links to executable files and various other things than webpages and images. Provides the file's size, date, and type.
	Malware & Phishing Sites Detects malware and phishing sites using the standard Firefox/Google blocklist - and we will add more (optional) blocklists later.
	Shortened URLs Avoid malware and rickrolls by checking where a URL leads before clicking it. This uses the LongURL API.
	Custom Protocols Non HTTP protocols which usually cause an external program to open (eg call: aim: irc:) - more information about individual protocols to be added later.
	Network Errors Detect HTTP errors (eg 404:File not Found, 403: Forbidden, 500: Internal Server Error...) - Currently OFF by default as it was appearing too often.

Testing HoverClues

See what happens when you mouse over these links!

Test page requires javascript.