Using "Inspect Element" to troll

[WeHaveFreshCookies]

It's not really "trolling" per se, but the title had to fit. In my free time lately, I've been trying to get into html, coding, etc. Just teaching myself through looking through websites and using the "inspect element" tool. But I've found that you can actually change little things within the code that it shows you. The grey text that reads "What's on your mind?" in Facebook can be changed to say something else, as I've done in the example. Or the search bar on Google can be made unclickable. This may be common knowledge to some of you, and in that case, sorry. But I've only recently discovered it, thought it was pretty funny, and thought I'd share. You could easily prank pretty much anybody that leaves their computer open. It's quick, easy, and any damage is fixed with a simple page refresh.

[Xenomit]

At 9/8/12 08:12 PM, hiddeninthecrowd wrote: i think there's a javascript thing like this but way easier to use

I don't know, but either way, there's way too much for me to get in to

[SubparTony]

Sometimes it's pretty funny.Yeah.If you know at least the basics of HTML you can do many things.I haven't used it to prank my friends yet but I will sometime...

[YenMuffin]

Did you mean something like this?

[Xenomit]

Awww this is so sweet <3

[Sword-of-Kings]

This won't work. I do the inspect element crap and inspect the text but I can't edit it.

[YenMuffin]

At 9/8/12 08:38 PM, Xenomit wrote: Awww this is so sweet <3

Somebody is mad.
I love this thread by the way. Think you could show us more of your shenanigans?

[YenMuffin]

At 9/8/12 08:41 PM, Sword-of-Kings wrote: This won't work. I do the inspect element crap and inspect the text but I can't edit it.

Double click the text in the code.
If you want to delete quoted text..double click the line with the quoted bit then right-click and delete node.

[Skaren]

At 9/8/12 08:12 PM, hiddeninthecrowd wrote: i think there's a javascript thing like this but way easier to use

There is, there are a lot of pre-made edits to the FB gray text, including the really popular pirate-themed one where it changes "people" to "swashbucklers" and other stupid shit like that. But yes, I think editing the gray text could be great if you had a good idea.

[Boomstick]

At 9/8/12 08:33 PM, YenMuffin wrote: Did you mean something like this?

I was thinking more of...

[Sword-of-Kings]

At 9/8/12 08:43 PM, YenMuffin wrote:

At 9/8/12 08:41 PM, Sword-of-Kings wrote: This won't work. I do the inspect element crap and inspect the text but I can't edit it.

Double click the text in the code.
If you want to delete quoted text..double click the line with the quoted bit then right-click and delete node.

I couldn't do it in Firefox. I tried Chrome and I got it to work.

[Xenomit]

At 9/8/12 08:49 PM, hiddeninthecrowd wrote:

At 9/8/12 08:48 PM, Boomstick wrote:

At 9/8/12 08:33 PM, YenMuffin wrote: Did you mean something like this?

I was thinking more of...

why is it in courier new though

Because he fails at HTML

[Urban-Champion]

That's script-kiddie fodder

[YenMuffin]

At 9/8/12 08:48 PM, Boomstick wrote:

At 9/8/12 08:33 PM, YenMuffin wrote: Did you mean something like this?

I was thinking more of...

Boomstick, can we be friends?

[Lionelion]

Yeah, this is fun to do

[Boomstick]

At 9/8/12 08:50 PM, Xenomit wrote:
Because he fails at HTML

No, I didn't have Helvetica. But the topics sure are interesting.

At 9/8/12 08:51 PM, YenMuffin wrote:
Boomstick, can we be friends?

sure

[Xenomit]

At 9/8/12 09:05 PM, Boomstick wrote: sure

I find it really funny that you didn't change addicts thread

[Sword-of-Kings]

I downloaded an add-on for Firefox that lets me do more than what the regular inspect element thing does. The add-on is called Firebug.

[Xenomit]

At 9/8/12 09:15 PM, Sword-of-Kings wrote: I downloaded an add-on for Firefox that lets me do more than what the regular inspect element thing does. The add-on is called Firebug.

I'm famous

[Boomstick]

At 9/8/12 09:17 PM, Xenomit wrote:

At 9/8/12 09:15 PM, Sword-of-Kings wrote: I downloaded an add-on for Firefox that lets me do more than what the regular inspect element thing does. The add-on is called Firebug.

I'm famous

fix'd

[Xenomit]

At 9/8/12 09:21 PM, Boomstick wrote:

At 9/8/12 09:17 PM, Xenomit wrote:

At 9/8/12 09:15 PM, Sword-of-Kings wrote: I downloaded an add-on for Firefox that lets me do more than what the regular inspect element thing does. The add-on is called Firebug.

I'm famous

fix'd

Ok, so I went from being well known for a good thing, to well known for a bad thing?

That's all?

[Metraff]

Figured out I could do this in 6th grade technology, trolled the teacher on several occasions... Good times...

[Zachary]

At 9/8/12 09:15 PM, Sword-of-Kings wrote: I downloaded an add-on for Firefox that lets me do more than what the regular inspect element thing does. The add-on is called Firebug.

Luckily the inspect element on Chrome already has the features. It is fun poking around through the site code to see how it is all put together.

[Swag-in-a-Bag]

Firefox >Any other browser

[YenMuffin]

Oh no guys! I fucked up.

[WeHaveFreshCookies]

At 9/8/12 08:50 PM, Urban-Champion wrote: That's script-kiddie fodder

I'm a script-kiddie. I'm pretty sure I said as much in my opening post. Durp.

[Sword-of-Kings]

flappers

[MoodyRemix]

Renaming Newgrounds is so a day ago

real people write their own code

[BumFodder]

At 9/8/12 08:33 PM, YenMuffin wrote: Did you mean something like this?

I wish.

[SubparTony]

Legit