[Sigia-l] Pop-ups query

[Dey Alexander]

The interesting thing to see will be the reaction to the IE update
that gets installed as part of the WinXP SP2 upgrade.  By default, IE
will block pop-ups.

As to whether blocking pop-ups is a good or bad thing to do, the issue
for designers to note is that some users (a growing number, perhaps,
given the IE situation) do block pop-ups, either deliberately (because
they're sick of pop-up ads taking over their browser) of unwittingly
(in the IE upgrade case). The best way to handle this is to tell the
user in advance that the link they're about to click will open in a
pop-up, and of course, to use pop-ups only when they support the
user's interaction with your site (for help screens, for instance).

Cheers,
Dey


On Thu, 28 Oct 2004 21:22:21 +1300, AF Cossham <cossham00 at xtra.co.nz> wrote:
> 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.
> 
> Regards,
> Amanda Cossham
> 
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