Re: Popup Killers

On Fri, 2003-05-09 at 11:27, Darrell King wrote:
> Yes, I do know that many people hate popups.  It is amazing that the same
> folks don't hate the various local panels and windows that normally appear
> as part of Windows operations, at least until the abuse of JavaScript/HTML
> popups by advertisers is considered.
> 

Being a non-windows user I can not relate...

> Again, I do know that this is a sore issue for many.  I personally, FWIW, do
> not consider popups to be evil when they are used for purposes such as
> displaying a larger image after clicking a thumbnail while shopping online
> (I get to see the image without having the original page reloaded or covered
> up) or when they are used for short help messages that aren't worth
> reloading the page for.  I do understand that this is a personal opinion
> that many may not share.
> 

I guess I should of been more explicit, I thought it was apparent I was
referring to involuntary ("unauthorized") pop-ups used for advertising
purposes. Of course there is nothing wrong with a user clicking a
thumbnail that enlarges an image and in fact it is usually preferable to
have it open in a new window.


> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Brian V Bonini" <b-bonini(at)cox.net>
> >
> 
> pop up windows, to me, ruin the internet experience almost as much as
> spam ruins email. As such I use Mozilla which let's me turn off all
> unauthorized pop up windows. Wish it were that simple for spam.
> 

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