[Sigia-l] Pop-ups query

[Jonathan Baker-Bates]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: sigia-l-bounces at asis.org 
> [mailto:sigia-l-bounces at asis.org] On Behalf Of AF Cossham
> Sent: 28 October 2004 09:22
> To: sigia-l at asis.org
> Subject: [Sigia-l] Pop-ups query
> 
> Benjamin Kahn wrote:
> 
> > Now, in regards to your comments about firefox.  I happen to use 
> > firefox because I work for a Linux company.  Firefox is 
> probably the 
> > best Linux browser there is.  I use it for that reason.  (I also 
> > recommend firefox to people not on Windows because of popup 
> blocking, 
> > the extension system, the XUL development environment, cookie 
> > managment, tabs, etc.)
> 
> I'm curious - I have heard that blocking popups can cause 
> problems if you are shopping/booking travel etc online, as 
> many of these sites use popups as part of the legitimate 
> purchasing process. Any comment? is blocking a good habit, or bad?
> 
> This is no reflection on Firefox (or Linux), merely a general 
> query. I think the issue of popups is relevant to website 
> design - especially if blocking is used more and more.
> 

Firefox's pop-up blocking mechanism, in common with others like the
Google bar, only blocks popups if they are not explicitly invoked by the
user (i.e. it blocks pop-up ads mostly). I have only once encountered a
problem with a blocker not allowing a user to progress and that was
because the parent page triggered the pop-up on transition and not on a
specific link/button that the user had to click.

Jonathan


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