We consistently encounter problems with popup windows during user testing, usually because the user does not realise that a new window has opened. There are then two problems; firstly the Back button doesn't work, but also it is common for the popup not to contain any navigation. The result is confusion.
We see this a lot with screen reader users. Even though the screen reader does inform the user that a new window has opened, we find that the user often does not notice this warning because they are listening for the page title, number of links and heading etc. It is also a big problem for screen magnifier users. At anything over x3 magnification it is common for the popup to fill the whole window, and this can happen at lower magnification levels with large popups. The user has no way to know that they are now looking at a new window. When they scroll to the extremes of the page they may see the main window behind the popup but they can see so little of the page that they usually do not realise that it is a separate window. Steve Green Director Test Partners Ltd / First Accessibility www.testpartners.co.uk www.accessibility.co.uk Chris Price <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Alex Billerey wrote: > > Does this help any? > > > > http://www.accessify.com/tools-and-wizards/ > > > > Look for the link for the pop-up window generator. > > > It doesn't actually because the generated html includes a target attribute. > > David answered my question but the issue it leaves me with is: many > people find pop-ups very useful and often request them. What are the > problems for people with javascript enabled browsers? > > Kind Regards ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *******************************************************************
