1) Forbid active web content unless it comes from a secure (HTTPS) connection would, I assume, block the active elements, not redirect the entire page to HTTPS.
2) I had it set as:
Forbid active web content unless it comes from a secure (HTTPS) connection
= Never
You'd think that would disable it, but according the question just above the one you linked, Never apparently means Always unless the site is whitelisted:
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Open NoScript Options|Advanced|HTTPS|Behavior, click under Forbid active web content unless it comes from a secure (HTTPS) connection and choose one among:
1. Never - every site matching your whitelist gets allowed to run active content.
2. When using a proxy (recommended with Tor) - only whitelisted sites which are being served through HTTPS are allowed when coming through a proxy. This way, even if an evil node in your proxy chain manages to spoof a site in your whitelist, it won't be allowed to run active content anyway.
3. Always - no page loaded by a plain HTTP or FTP connection is allowed.
