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.

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.

All that being said, what I am really after is some feedback from the
community regarding any specific issues surrounding popup killers.

For instance, I can code a popup link so that a normal new window will open
if the user does not have JavaScript enabled.  I am assuming that will not
work with popup killers, since they aren't totally disabling JavaScript,
correct?

Also, does anyone have any leads on research indicating how prevalent the
use of popup killers are? Any personal experiences where the presence of a
popup killer caused an incident or complaint related to one of your sites?

Thanx,

D



----- 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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