[Sigia-l] "close window" links in pop-ups

[Listera]

Dave Collins:

> It is easy to create a web browser window that has no close button at
> all: Merely open IE in kiosk mode.

For those not following the context of this thread :-), the question is not
what the sophisticated user can do with his own browser (i.e. start IE in
kiosk mode) but what the unsophisticated user (who is unfamiliar with
something as basic as the window close button) can/would do.

Though I'm no IE expert, I'm not familiar with causing a running IE to
switch to kiosk mode without the user's cooperation. So. technically, my
assumption that the unsophisticated user (who wouldn't be running in the
kiosk mode to begin with) would always have a window close button available
remains valid.

Beyond that, I'd love to see a study on the percentage of users who don't
know how to close an IE window, via the standard close button. My assumption
is that it's not "quite common" and, where valid, other problems more
serious than that would be of greater concern.
 
Ziya
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