Open a new window

No, because the whole point of the popup blockers is to stop auto-windows. If someone purposefully clicks on a link that opens a new window, popup blockers won't stop it.

There is a way to circumvent some popup blockers, but it's not necessarily reliable. I don't know what the present state of affairs is with newer releases of clients and blockers.

In any case, what are you trying to do? If a user doesn't want popups, don't force 'em the other way. There are usually better alternatives for most applications.

Suzanne, sometimes Mozilla browsers block popups unconditionally, and one has to whitelist a domain to have the window pop up. Popup treatment is inconsistent across the field.

Really? It's not supposed to be. It shouldn't interfere with the user's choice to click on a link that opens in a new window. Of course, using accessible coding helps considerably -- having the option to open the link in a new window, or a new tab.

i.e. Don't eliminate the href!

If you have access to a Moz browser (Firefox 0.8 preferably) go to the Post Reply page in any thread here at TWF. Click the smileys dropdown menu and select "show all smileys". If www.webmaster-forums.net is not on the whitelist, all you'll get is an information icon in the status bar. Click that icon and you'll see the page's URL. You may choose to "unblock site" from there.

On some pages, requested popups work, and on others they don't. I think it has to do with different implementations of window.open() -- I haven't seriously investigated. It might be a known bug, or even corrected in an extension. Mozilla's default popup-blocker isn't as smart as say, Opera's.

P.S. I posted that from Firefox, this from Safari. I'm a wild and crazy two browser kinda gal!

This is what I see. I removed TWF from the allow list for that take. Interesting.

Quote: In any case, what are you trying to do? If a user doesn't want popups, don't force 'em the other way. There are usually better alternatives for most applications.

I just want to play a joke on my friend that's all, hava a window pop-up and one pop-up after that-on and on and on, so he will have to restart his computer

Some friend you are...

This might do it: http://www.newdream.net/crash/

I used to have a site in my faves that had loads of javascripts to crash IE, but I can't seem to track it down. I'll post here if I do.

Right... the URL is: http://web.mouser.org/bomb/

Unfortunatly it doesnt seem to be working right now. They may be having server problems.

wow, Abhi, I don't even have that whole top bar?!

http://web.mouser.org/bomb/ seems to be working now!

Hmmm, it should be mentioned that using popups is a bad practice anyway - if the user doesn't realise a popup has been opened this has the same effect as breaking the back button, also it is the users decision whether they open a new window to display a link - it is not the perogative of the web designer.

Thanks Andy for the help, hehehe

Ah, a joke. I built one of those recursive popups in a class once. Fortunately, the sysop took it in good humour.

Suzanne, I'm assuming that one of two things is happening. Either vB sniffs browsers and/or settings, and displays an appropriately functional UI, or we're using different skins. I think I have TWF Experimental selected... let me check... yes, I do. What skin are you using?

I'm using the same as you! What is this weirdness...

Perhaps the mac build of Firefox has some known quirks...? This has me stumped too.