Re: Still getting pop-ups
On 10/04/2011 07:51 PM, Barry Edwin Gilmour wrote: Tom S. wrote: Stanimir Stamenkov wrote: Mon, 03 Oct 2011 12:31:46 -0400, /Tom S./: Stanimir Stamenkov wrote: Open links meant to open a new window in: (x) The current tab/window [...] | 2 | Divert all links according to browser.link.open_newwindow, unless [...] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Browser.link.open_newwindow.restriction Thanks. I changed this setting from 0 to 2 in the config editor (about:config). So, now when a pop-up opens, it is in a new small window instead of another tab. I can close it with Alt-F4 on the keyboard instead of using the mouse. Unless you change the first one (browser.link.open_newwindow) to something more restrictive (as suggested above) you effectively allow more popups setting the second one (browser.link.open_newwindow.restriction) to value of 2. Try such a configuration: browser.link.open_newwindow = 1 browser.link.open_newwindow.restriction = 0 OK, I tried that. Now the pop-up opens in the same tab, so I have to use the back button to get to the source page. Thanks anyway. :-\ I'll try again with add-ons disabled or with a blank profile, but doubt there will be much difference. It's strange why no one else seems to have even any sign of a pop-up on these sites. You're not alone and sorry for the confirmation delay.. http://cdn.optmd.com/V2/89667/235160/index.html?g=Af8=r=www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/ Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:10.0a1) Gecko/20111003 SeaMonkey/2.7a1 ID:20111003003001 http://www.flickr.com/photos/64156765@N03/6213203972/sizes/l/in/photostream/ Barry Imageshack is famous for this. For example, here is a screenshot that I posted yesterday: http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/72/screenshotlibertine343o.png/ If you click on the image to zoom you'll get either a popup advertisement tab or window depending upon how your preferences are set. ___ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
Re: Still getting pop-ups
NoOp wrote: On 10/04/2011 07:51 PM, Barry Edwin Gilmour wrote: Tom S. wrote: Stanimir Stamenkov wrote: Mon, 03 Oct 2011 12:31:46 -0400, /Tom S./: Stanimir Stamenkov wrote: Open links meant to open a new window in: (x) The current tab/window [...] | 2 | Divert all links according to browser.link.open_newwindow, unless [...] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Browser.link.open_newwindow.restriction Thanks. I changed this setting from 0 to 2 in the config editor (about:config). So, now when a pop-up opens, it is in a new small window instead of another tab. I can close it with Alt-F4 on the keyboard instead of using the mouse. Unless you change the first one (browser.link.open_newwindow) to something more restrictive (as suggested above) you effectively allow more popups setting the second one (browser.link.open_newwindow.restriction) to value of 2. Try such a configuration: browser.link.open_newwindow = 1 browser.link.open_newwindow.restriction = 0 OK, I tried that. Now the pop-up opens in the same tab, so I have to use the back button to get to the source page. Thanks anyway. :-\ I'll try again with add-ons disabled or with a blank profile, but doubt there will be much difference. It's strange why no one else seems to have even any sign of a pop-up on these sites. You're not alone and sorry for the confirmation delay.. http://cdn.optmd.com/V2/89667/235160/index.html?g=Af8=r=www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/ Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:10.0a1) Gecko/20111003 SeaMonkey/2.7a1 ID:20111003003001 http://www.flickr.com/photos/64156765@N03/6213203972/sizes/l/in/photostream/ Barry Imageshack is famous for this. For example, here is a screenshot that I posted yesterday: http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/72/screenshotlibertine343o.png/ If you click on the image to zoom you'll get either a popup advertisement tab or window depending upon how your preferences are set. I get an empty window. There is an Adblock Plus pop-up blocker extension add-on for the Adblock Plus extension. -- SeaMonkey Firefox Support http://support.mozilla.com and http://kb.mozillazine.org/Standard_diagnostic_%28Firefox%29 SeaMonkey Support http://www.seamonkey-project.org/community Stand Alone Profile Manager https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Profile_Manager ___ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
Re: Still getting pop-ups
On 10/05/2011 10:02 AM, WLS wrote: NoOp wrote: On 10/04/2011 07:51 PM, Barry Edwin Gilmour wrote: ... You're not alone and sorry for the confirmation delay.. http://cdn.optmd.com/V2/89667/235160/index.html?g=Af8=r=www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/ Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:10.0a1) Gecko/20111003 SeaMonkey/2.7a1 ID:20111003003001 http://www.flickr.com/photos/64156765@N03/6213203972/sizes/l/in/photostream/ Barry Imageshack is famous for this. For example, here is a screenshot that I posted yesterday: http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/72/screenshotlibertine343o.png/ If you click on the image to zoom you'll get either a popup advertisement tab or window depending upon how your preferences are set. I get an empty window. There is an Adblock Plus pop-up blocker extension add-on for the Adblock Plus extension. Yeah, it's often blank: http://imageshack.us/newuploader_ad.php?ad_tag=Imageshack_Landing_pops2 I guess an advert only shows when someone pays for it :-) Either way, it's a consistant aggravation. ___ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
Re: Still getting pop-ups
NoOp wrote: Imageshack is famous for this. Well, what do you expect from a site that calls itself Images-hack ?! Philip Taylor ___ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
Re: Still getting pop-ups
On 10/5/11 10:02 AM, WLS wrote: NoOp wrote: On 10/04/2011 07:51 PM, Barry Edwin Gilmour wrote: Tom S. wrote: Stanimir Stamenkov wrote: Mon, 03 Oct 2011 12:31:46 -0400, /Tom S./: Stanimir Stamenkov wrote: Open links meant to open a new window in: (x) The current tab/window [...] | 2 | Divert all links according to browser.link.open_newwindow, unless [...] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Browser.link.open_newwindow.restriction Thanks. I changed this setting from 0 to 2 in the config editor (about:config). So, now when a pop-up opens, it is in a new small window instead of another tab. I can close it with Alt-F4 on the keyboard instead of using the mouse. Unless you change the first one (browser.link.open_newwindow) to something more restrictive (as suggested above) you effectively allow more popups setting the second one (browser.link.open_newwindow.restriction) to value of 2. Try such a configuration: browser.link.open_newwindow = 1 browser.link.open_newwindow.restriction = 0 OK, I tried that. Now the pop-up opens in the same tab, so I have to use the back button to get to the source page. Thanks anyway. :-\ I'll try again with add-ons disabled or with a blank profile, but doubt there will be much difference. It's strange why no one else seems to have even any sign of a pop-up on these sites. You're not alone and sorry for the confirmation delay.. http://cdn.optmd.com/V2/89667/235160/index.html?g=Af8=r=www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/ Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:10.0a1) Gecko/20111003 SeaMonkey/2.7a1 ID:20111003003001 http://www.flickr.com/photos/64156765@N03/6213203972/sizes/l/in/photostream/ Barry Imageshack is famous for this. For example, here is a screenshot that I posted yesterday: http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/72/screenshotlibertine343o.png/ If you click on the image to zoom you'll get either a popup advertisement tab or window depending upon how your preferences are set. I get an empty window. There is an Adblock Plus pop-up blocker extension add-on for the Adblock Plus extension. I too was getting an empty window, but with the initial window having the image resized. Then I added http://imageshack.us/newuploader_ad.php to my AdBlock Plus filters. Now I only get the initial window resized. -- David E. Ross http://www.rossde.com/. Anyone who thinks government owns a monopoly on inefficient, obstructive bureaucracy has obviously never worked for a large corporation. © 1997 by David E. Ross ___ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
Re: Still getting pop-ups
David E. Ross wrote: On 10/5/11 10:02 AM, WLS wrote: NoOp wrote: On 10/04/2011 07:51 PM, Barry Edwin Gilmour wrote: Tom S. wrote: Stanimir Stamenkov wrote: Mon, 03 Oct 2011 12:31:46 -0400, /Tom S./: Stanimir Stamenkov wrote: Open links meant to open a new window in: (x) The current tab/window [...] | 2 | Divert all links according to browser.link.open_newwindow, unless [...] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Browser.link.open_newwindow.restriction Thanks. I changed this setting from 0 to 2 in the config editor (about:config). So, now when a pop-up opens, it is in a new small window instead of another tab. I can close it with Alt-F4 on the keyboard instead of using the mouse. Unless you change the first one (browser.link.open_newwindow) to something more restrictive (as suggested above) you effectively allow more popups setting the second one (browser.link.open_newwindow.restriction) to value of 2. Try such a configuration: browser.link.open_newwindow = 1 browser.link.open_newwindow.restriction = 0 OK, I tried that. Now the pop-up opens in the same tab, so I have to use the back button to get to the source page. Thanks anyway. :-\ I'll try again with add-ons disabled or with a blank profile, but doubt there will be much difference. It's strange why no one else seems to have even any sign of a pop-up on these sites. You're not alone and sorry for the confirmation delay.. http://cdn.optmd.com/V2/89667/235160/index.html?g=Af8=r=www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/ Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:10.0a1) Gecko/20111003 SeaMonkey/2.7a1 ID:20111003003001 http://www.flickr.com/photos/64156765@N03/6213203972/sizes/l/in/photostream/ Barry Imageshack is famous for this. For example, here is a screenshot that I posted yesterday: http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/72/screenshotlibertine343o.png/ If you click on the image to zoom you'll get either a popup advertisement tab or window depending upon how your preferences are set. I get an empty window. There is an Adblock Plus pop-up blocker extension add-on for the Adblock Plus extension. I too was getting an empty window, but with the initial window having the image resized. Then I added http://imageshack.us/newuploader_ad.php to my AdBlock Plus filters. Now I only get the initial window resized. That works quite well, since the Addblock Plus pop-up add-on doesn't work with SeaMonkey, and shows you probably don't need it for Firefox, even though it does block the pop-up. ymmv -- SeaMonkey Firefox Support http://support.mozilla.com and http://kb.mozillazine.org/Standard_diagnostic_%28Firefox%29 SeaMonkey Support http://www.seamonkey-project.org/community Stand Alone Profile Manager https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Profile_Manager ___ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
Re: Still getting pop-ups
On 10/05/2011 10:23 AM, David E. Ross wrote: On 10/5/11 10:02 AM, WLS wrote: NoOp wrote: ... Imageshack is famous for this. For example, here is a screenshot that I posted yesterday: http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/72/screenshotlibertine343o.png/ If you click on the image to zoom you'll get either a popup advertisement tab or window depending upon how your preferences are set. I get an empty window. There is an Adblock Plus pop-up blocker extension add-on for the Adblock Plus extension. I too was getting an empty window, but with the initial window having the image resized. Then I added http://imageshack.us/newuploader_ad.php to my AdBlock Plus filters. Now I only get the initial window resized. Did that and I still get the http://imageshack.us/newuploader_ad.php?ad_tag=Imageshack_Landing_pops2 Cleared cach, etc., no cookies, and even tried in a different window. Adblock Plus is showing the http://imageshack.us/newuploader_ad.php as being blocked. ___ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
Re: Still getting pop-ups
Tom S. wrote: Stanimir Stamenkov wrote: Mon, 03 Oct 2011 12:31:46 -0400, /Tom S./: Stanimir Stamenkov wrote: Open links meant to open a new window in: (x) The current tab/window [...] | 2 | Divert all links according to browser.link.open_newwindow, unless [...] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Browser.link.open_newwindow.restriction Thanks. I changed this setting from 0 to 2 in the config editor (about:config). So, now when a pop-up opens, it is in a new small window instead of another tab. I can close it with Alt-F4 on the keyboard instead of using the mouse. Unless you change the first one (browser.link.open_newwindow) to something more restrictive (as suggested above) you effectively allow more popups setting the second one (browser.link.open_newwindow.restriction) to value of 2. Try such a configuration: browser.link.open_newwindow = 1 browser.link.open_newwindow.restriction = 0 OK, I tried that. Now the pop-up opens in the same tab, so I have to use the back button to get to the source page. Thanks anyway. :-\ I'll try again with add-ons disabled or with a blank profile, but doubt there will be much difference. It's strange why no one else seems to have even any sign of a pop-up on these sites. You're not alone and sorry for the confirmation delay.. Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:10.0a1) Gecko/20111003 SeaMonkey/2.7a1 ID:20111003003001 http://www.flickr.com/photos/64156765@N03/6213203972/sizes/l/in/photostream/ Barry ___ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
Re: Still getting pop-ups
Tom S. wrote: Stanimir Stamenkov wrote: Mon, 03 Oct 2011 12:31:46 -0400, /Tom S./: Stanimir Stamenkov wrote: Open links meant to open a new window in: (x) The current tab/window [...] | 2 | Divert all links according to browser.link.open_newwindow, unless [...] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Browser.link.open_newwindow.restriction Thanks. I changed this setting from 0 to 2 in the config editor (about:config). So, now when a pop-up opens, it is in a new small window instead of another tab. I can close it with Alt-F4 on the keyboard instead of using the mouse. Unless you change the first one (browser.link.open_newwindow) to something more restrictive (as suggested above) you effectively allow more popups setting the second one (browser.link.open_newwindow.restriction) to value of 2. Try such a configuration: browser.link.open_newwindow = 1 browser.link.open_newwindow.restriction = 0 OK, I tried that. Now the pop-up opens in the same tab, so I have to use the back button to get to the source page. Thanks anyway. :-\ I'll try again with add-ons disabled or with a blank profile, but doubt there will be much difference. It's strange why no one else seems to have even any sign of a pop-up on these sites. You're not alone and sorry for the confirmation delay.. http://cdn.optmd.com/V2/89667/235160/index.html?g=Af8=r=www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/ Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:10.0a1) Gecko/20111003 SeaMonkey/2.7a1 ID:20111003003001 http://www.flickr.com/photos/64156765@N03/6213203972/sizes/l/in/photostream/ Barry ___ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
Re: Still getting pop-ups
JD wrote: Tom S. wrote: WLS wrote: Tom S. wrote: Hello all, I have SM 2.4.1 running on Win XP SP3. Here's something that's bugged me for a long while. I thought eventually someone else would bring it up and soon after, it would be fixed. Oh well. Why is it SM no longer stops pop-ups? When a page loads that has a pop-up, I have assigned a pop sound and the highlighted exclamation point shows on the bottom toolbar. But then, if I should click anywhere on the page, the pop-up will open into a new tab, instead of remaining suppressed. This happens on almost all websites that use pop-ups. (Oftentimes, they will use Flash for these pop-ups, but the Flashblock extension disables it, so it only shows the F button.) Is there anything I can change to prevent the pop-ups from happening? TIA. You do not state whether you have Block unrequested popup windows checked under your Privacy and Security preferences. Are the offending popups Ads? I don't have Flashblock installed, but do have AdBlock Plus installed and never have a problem with unrequested popups. I double checked the preference setting, and it is checked. However, I see in the disclaimer: Even if blocked, websites may use other methods to show popups. So, that may be what's happening. I'm currently not using AdBlock Plus, which I tried a long time ago, but didn't like the way it worked back then. Got any examples of pages that are giving you popups? Sure. Here's one (comics site): http://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/ ___ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
Re: Still getting pop-ups
Tom S. wrote: JD wrote: Tom S. wrote: WLS wrote: Tom S. wrote: Hello all, I have SM 2.4.1 running on Win XP SP3. Here's something that's bugged me for a long while. I thought eventually someone else would bring it up and soon after, it would be fixed. Oh well. Why is it SM no longer stops pop-ups? When a page loads that has a pop-up, I have assigned a pop sound and the highlighted exclamation point shows on the bottom toolbar. But then, if I should click anywhere on the page, the pop-up will open into a new tab, instead of remaining suppressed. This happens on almost all websites that use pop-ups. (Oftentimes, they will use Flash for these pop-ups, but the Flashblock extension disables it, so it only shows the F button.) Is there anything I can change to prevent the pop-ups from happening? TIA. You do not state whether you have Block unrequested popup windows checked under your Privacy and Security preferences. Are the offending popups Ads? I don't have Flashblock installed, but do have AdBlock Plus installed and never have a problem with unrequested popups. I double checked the preference setting, and it is checked. However, I see in the disclaimer: Even if blocked, websites may use other methods to show popups. So, that may be what's happening. I'm currently not using AdBlock Plus, which I tried a long time ago, but didn't like the way it worked back then. Got any examples of pages that are giving you popups? Sure. Here's one (comics site): http://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/ Disabled AdblockPlus, removed the tick from Block pop-up windows, and browsed to that link. No pop-ups occurred. That is a site I am on everyday as part of my morning routine, and I've don't recall ever having a pop-up. -- SeaMonkey Firefox Support http://support.mozilla.com and http://kb.mozillazine.org/Standard_diagnostic_%28Firefox%29 SeaMonkey Support http://www.seamonkey-project.org/community Stand Alone Profile Manager https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Profile_Manager ___ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
Re: Still getting pop-ups
On 03.10.2011 10:15, Tom S. wrote: --- Original Message --- JD wrote: Tom S. wrote: WLS wrote: Tom S. wrote: Hello all, I have SM 2.4.1 running on Win XP SP3. Here's something that's bugged me for a long while. I thought eventually someone else would bring it up and soon after, it would be fixed. Oh well. Why is it SM no longer stops pop-ups? When a page loads that has a pop-up, I have assigned a pop sound and the highlighted exclamation point shows on the bottom toolbar. But then, if I should click anywhere on the page, the pop-up will open into a new tab, instead of remaining suppressed. This happens on almost all websites that use pop-ups. (Oftentimes, they will use Flash for these pop-ups, but the Flashblock extension disables it, so it only shows the F button.) Is there anything I can change to prevent the pop-ups from happening? TIA. You do not state whether you have Block unrequested popup windows checked under your Privacy and Security preferences. Are the offending popups Ads? I don't have Flashblock installed, but do have AdBlock Plus installed and never have a problem with unrequested popups. I double checked the preference setting, and it is checked. However, I see in the disclaimer: Even if blocked, websites may use other methods to show popups. So, that may be what's happening. I'm currently not using AdBlock Plus, which I tried a long time ago, but didn't like the way it worked back then. Got any examples of pages that are giving you popups? Sure. Here's one (comics site): http://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/ Not getting any popup(s) on the site, what are you seeing as a popup? -- *Jay Garcia - Netscape Champion* www.ufaq.org Netscape - Firefox - SeaMonkey - Thunderbird ___ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
Re: Still getting pop-ups
On 10/3/11 8:15 AM, Tom S. wrote: JD wrote: Tom S. wrote: WLS wrote: Tom S. wrote: Hello all, I have SM 2.4.1 running on Win XP SP3. Here's something that's bugged me for a long while. I thought eventually someone else would bring it up and soon after, it would be fixed. Oh well. Why is it SM no longer stops pop-ups? When a page loads that has a pop-up, I have assigned a pop sound and the highlighted exclamation point shows on the bottom toolbar. But then, if I should click anywhere on the page, the pop-up will open into a new tab, instead of remaining suppressed. This happens on almost all websites that use pop-ups. (Oftentimes, they will use Flash for these pop-ups, but the Flashblock extension disables it, so it only shows the F button.) Is there anything I can change to prevent the pop-ups from happening? TIA. You do not state whether you have Block unrequested popup windows checked under your Privacy and Security preferences. Are the offending popups Ads? I don't have Flashblock installed, but do have AdBlock Plus installed and never have a problem with unrequested popups. I double checked the preference setting, and it is checked. However, I see in the disclaimer: Even if blocked, websites may use other methods to show popups. So, that may be what's happening. I'm currently not using AdBlock Plus, which I tried a long time ago, but didn't like the way it worked back then. Got any examples of pages that are giving you popups? Sure. Here's one (comics site): http://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/ Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 5.1; rv:7.0) Gecko/20110923 SeaMonkey/2.4 I got no popups at that site. I did see a few artifacts similar to tooltips when I hovered my cursor over certain links. -- David E. Ross http://www.rossde.com/. Anyone who thinks government owns a monopoly on inefficient, obstructive bureaucracy has obviously never worked for a large corporation. © 1997 by David E. Ross ___ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
Re: Still getting pop-ups
On 03.10.2011 10:15, Tom S. wrote: --- Original Message --- Got any examples of pages that are giving you popups? Sure. Here's one (comics site): http://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/ Everybody so far replying isn't seeing any popup(s), popup blocking disabled, no flash block or adblocking type extensions enabled. Try clearing cache and cookies and try the site again. If still no luck, try creating a new profile and go back to the comics site and see if you're getting a popup. -- *Jay Garcia - Netscape Champion* www.ufaq.org Netscape - Firefox - SeaMonkey - Thunderbird ___ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
Re: Still getting pop-ups
David E. Ross wrote: On 10/2/11 8:34 AM, Tom S. wrote: Hello all, I have SM 2.4.1 running on Win XP SP3. Here's something that's bugged me for a long while. I thought eventually someone else would bring it up and soon after, it would be fixed. Oh well. Why is it SM no longer stops pop-ups? When a page loads that has a pop-up, I have assigned a pop sound and the highlighted exclamation point shows on the bottom toolbar. But then, if I should click anywhere on the page, the pop-up will open into a new tab, instead of remaining suppressed. This happens on almost all websites that use pop-ups. (Oftentimes, they will use Flash for these pop-ups, but the Flashblock extension disables it, so it only shows the F button.) Is there anything I can change to prevent the pop-ups from happening? TIA. Initially, popups (I almost typed poopups, which might be appropriate) were separate Web pages launched by scripts in the page you wanted to see. Today, many popups are artifacts of CSS, Flash, or scripts themselves (without launching anything). If they are from Flash, I strongly recommend Flashblock at http://flashblock.mozdev.org/. I normally run with this enabled. It allows me to display a Flash presentation by clicking an icon on the page containing Flash. If you know a page uses JavaScript for a popup, you can disable JavaScript. I have the PrefBar extension (from https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/seamonkey/addon/67148/) installed with a checkbox on the PrefBar toolbar for enabling and disabling JavaScript. It's very, very handy. I normally run with JavaScript enabled. However, when SeaMonkey seems to be operating strangely, I disable JavaScript; then, SeaMonkey usually returns to normal behavior. Similarly, I also have a checkbox on the PrefBar toolbar for enabling and disabling CSS. While disabling CSS strips away almost all formatting, a well-designed Web page should still have understandable content. As I mentioned, I have Flashblock. I also have PrefBar, but constantly needing to toggle JavaScript on off seems a bit impractical. ___ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
Re: Still getting pop-ups
Stanimir Stamenkov wrote: Sun, 02 Oct 2011 11:34:46 -0400, /Tom S./: I have SM 2.4.1 running on Win XP SP3. Here's something that's bugged me for a long while. I thought eventually someone else would bring it up and soon after, it would be fixed. Oh well. Why is it SM no longer stops pop-ups? SM continues to stop automatic popups. I don't see a change in the behavior. When a page loads that has a pop-up, I have assigned a pop sound and the highlighted exclamation point shows on the bottom toolbar. But then, if I should click anywhere on the page, the pop-up will open into a new tab, instead of remaining suppressed. This happens on almost all websites that use pop-ups. (Oftentimes, they will use Flash for these pop-ups, but the Flashblock extension disables it, so it only shows the F button.) Is there anything I can change to prevent the pop-ups from happening? You may stop interacting with the page but I don't think that's much useful for you. Unfortunately popups triggered from an interactive actions are not blocked, otherwise it would block all legitimate popups triggered explicitly by you. You may however try to blocking somewhat more (than the default setup) or most popups with the Edit - Preferences: Browser / Link Behavior settings: Open links meant to open a new window in: (x) The current tab/window When scripts want to open a new window: (x) Always divert windows into tabs The label for the later is somewhat confusing according the real preference documentation [1]: | 0 | Divert all links according to browser.link.open_newwindow. | This includes: | * All HTML links with target=_blank. | * All JavaScript calls to window.open(). That should mean no new windows/tabs could be created by web content - only explicitly by you (e.g. using Ctrl+N or Ctrl+T). Using the default value for the second option with the changed value for the first would also block more but no all of the popups (see what fits bets for you): Open links meant to open a new window in: (x) The current tab/window When scripts want to open a new window: (x) Don't divert custom windows into tabs The later really means: | 2 | Divert all links according to browser.link.open_newwindow, unless | the new window specifies how it should be displayed. | This includes: | * All links with target=_blank. | * JavaScript calls to window.open() without the features | parameter (3rd parameter). | This does not include: | * JavaScript calls to window.open() with the features | parameter (3rd parameter). This will eliminate more of the new windows, unless opened by scripts with features parameter. [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Browser.link.open_newwindow.restriction Thanks. I changed this setting from 0 to 2 in the config editor (about:config). So, now when a pop-up opens, it is in a new small window instead of another tab. I can close it with Alt-F4 on the keyboard instead of using the mouse. ___ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
Re: Still getting pop-ups
Jay Garcia wrote: On 03.10.2011 10:15, Tom S. wrote: --- Original Message --- JD wrote: Tom S. wrote: WLS wrote: Tom S. wrote: Hello all, I have SM 2.4.1 running on Win XP SP3. Here's something that's bugged me for a long while. I thought eventually someone else would bring it up and soon after, it would be fixed. Oh well. Why is it SM no longer stops pop-ups? When a page loads that has a pop-up, I have assigned a pop sound and the highlighted exclamation point shows on the bottom toolbar. But then, if I should click anywhere on the page, the pop-up will open into a new tab, instead of remaining suppressed. This happens on almost all websites that use pop-ups. (Oftentimes, they will use Flash for these pop-ups, but the Flashblock extension disables it, so it only shows the F button.) Is there anything I can change to prevent the pop-ups from happening? TIA. You do not state whether you have Block unrequested popup windows checked under your Privacy and Security preferences. Are the offending popups Ads? I don't have Flashblock installed, but do have AdBlock Plus installed and never have a problem with unrequested popups. I double checked the preference setting, and it is checked. However, I see in the disclaimer: Even if blocked, websites may use other methods to show popups. So, that may be what's happening. I'm currently not using AdBlock Plus, which I tried a long time ago, but didn't like the way it worked back then. Got any examples of pages that are giving you popups? Sure. Here's one (comics site): http://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/ Not getting any popup(s) on the site, what are you seeing as a popup? It's usually an ad (using Flash) for Netflix. I notice now that after it pops up, it can't get it to repeat until after I close SM and open again to the page. Here's a few more sites with the same action: http://snopes.com/ http://www.philly.com/philly/news/ http://freethoughtblogs.com/ ___ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
Re: Still getting pop-ups
Tom S. wrote: JD wrote: Got any examples of pages that are giving you popups? Sure. Here's one (comics site): http://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/ Works fine for me, no popups. Tried disabling AdBlockPlus and reloading, still no popup. SM 2.3.3. Tried clicking in blank areas of the page (not links), both with and without ABP, no popup. -- War doesn't determine who's right, just who's left. -- Paul B. Gallagher ___ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
Re: Still getting pop-ups
On 03.10.2011 12:48, Tom S. wrote: --- Original Message --- Jay Garcia wrote: On 03.10.2011 10:15, Tom S. wrote: --- Original Message --- JD wrote: Tom S. wrote: WLS wrote: Tom S. wrote: Hello all, I have SM 2.4.1 running on Win XP SP3. Here's something that's bugged me for a long while. I thought eventually someone else would bring it up and soon after, it would be fixed. Oh well. Why is it SM no longer stops pop-ups? When a page loads that has a pop-up, I have assigned a pop sound and the highlighted exclamation point shows on the bottom toolbar. But then, if I should click anywhere on the page, the pop-up will open into a new tab, instead of remaining suppressed. This happens on almost all websites that use pop-ups. (Oftentimes, they will use Flash for these pop-ups, but the Flashblock extension disables it, so it only shows the F button.) Is there anything I can change to prevent the pop-ups from happening? TIA. You do not state whether you have Block unrequested popup windows checked under your Privacy and Security preferences. Are the offending popups Ads? I don't have Flashblock installed, but do have AdBlock Plus installed and never have a problem with unrequested popups. I double checked the preference setting, and it is checked. However, I see in the disclaimer: Even if blocked, websites may use other methods to show popups. So, that may be what's happening. I'm currently not using AdBlock Plus, which I tried a long time ago, but didn't like the way it worked back then. Got any examples of pages that are giving you popups? Sure. Here's one (comics site): http://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/ Not getting any popup(s) on the site, what are you seeing as a popup? It's usually an ad (using Flash) for Netflix. I notice now that after it pops up, it can't get it to repeat until after I close SM and open again to the page. Here's a few more sites with the same action: http://snopes.com/ http://www.philly.com/philly/news/ http://freethoughtblogs.com/ I get zero popups on those sites as well. Did you try creating a new profile to see what happens? -- *Jay Garcia - Netscape Champion* www.ufaq.org Netscape - Firefox - SeaMonkey - Thunderbird ___ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
Re: Still getting pop-ups
Mon, 03 Oct 2011 12:31:46 -0400, /Tom S./: Stanimir Stamenkov wrote: Open links meant to open a new window in: (x) The current tab/window [...] | 2 | Divert all links according to browser.link.open_newwindow, unless [...] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Browser.link.open_newwindow.restriction Thanks. I changed this setting from 0 to 2 in the config editor (about:config). So, now when a pop-up opens, it is in a new small window instead of another tab. I can close it with Alt-F4 on the keyboard instead of using the mouse. Unless you change the first one (browser.link.open_newwindow) to something more restrictive (as suggested above) you effectively allow more popups setting the second one (browser.link.open_newwindow.restriction) to value of 2. Try such a configuration: browser.link.open_newwindow = 1 browser.link.open_newwindow.restriction = 0 -- Stanimir ___ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
Re: Still getting pop-ups
Tom S. wrote: snip It's usually an ad (using Flash) for Netflix. I notice now that after it pops up, it can't get it to repeat until after I close SM and open again to the page. Here's a few more sites with the same action: http://snopes.com/ http://www.philly.com/philly/news/ http://freethoughtblogs.com/ Only pop-up/redirect I had was when I hovered over the lower left item of the bar at the bottom of the philly.com link. With AdBlock Plus disabled it showed an ad for Verizon, with it enabled it still opened but was blank. If you are getting Netflix ads, I recommend the Adblock Plus extension. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/adblock-plus/ I also see that there is an Adblock Plus Pop-up Addon for even more control over pop-ups. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/adblock-plus-pop-up-addon/ -- SeaMonkey Firefox Support http://support.mozilla.com and http://kb.mozillazine.org/Standard_diagnostic_%28Firefox%29 SeaMonkey Support http://www.seamonkey-project.org/community Stand Alone Profile Manager https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Profile_Manager ___ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
Re: Still getting pop-ups
Stanimir Stamenkov wrote: Mon, 03 Oct 2011 12:31:46 -0400, /Tom S./: Stanimir Stamenkov wrote: Open links meant to open a new window in: (x) The current tab/window [...] | 2 | Divert all links according to browser.link.open_newwindow, unless [...] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Browser.link.open_newwindow.restriction Thanks. I changed this setting from 0 to 2 in the config editor (about:config). So, now when a pop-up opens, it is in a new small window instead of another tab. I can close it with Alt-F4 on the keyboard instead of using the mouse. Unless you change the first one (browser.link.open_newwindow) to something more restrictive (as suggested above) you effectively allow more popups setting the second one (browser.link.open_newwindow.restriction) to value of 2. Try such a configuration: browser.link.open_newwindow = 1 browser.link.open_newwindow.restriction = 0 OK, I tried that. Now the pop-up opens in the same tab, so I have to use the back button to get to the source page. Thanks anyway. :-\ I'll try again with add-ons disabled or with a blank profile, but doubt there will be much difference. It's strange why no one else seems to have even any sign of a pop-up on these sites. ___ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
Re: Still getting pop-ups
On 10/03/2011 01:39 PM, Tom S. wrote: Stanimir Stamenkov wrote: ... Try such a configuration: browser.link.open_newwindow = 1 browser.link.open_newwindow.restriction = 0 OK, I tried that. Now the pop-up opens in the same tab, so I have to use the back button to get to the source page. Thanks anyway. :-\ I'll try again with add-ons disabled or with a blank profile, but doubt there will be much difference. It's strange why no one else seems to have even any sign of a pop-up on these sites. Were I you, I'd run malware/spyware/virus etc., scans. Clear your cookies, cache, and history (you can easily make a backup first). ___ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
Re: Still getting pop-ups
Tom S. wrote: Stanimir Stamenkov wrote: Mon, 03 Oct 2011 12:31:46 -0400, /Tom S./: Stanimir Stamenkov wrote: Open links meant to open a new window in: (x) The current tab/window [...] | 2 | Divert all links according to browser.link.open_newwindow, unless [...] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Browser.link.open_newwindow.restriction Thanks. I changed this setting from 0 to 2 in the config editor (about:config). So, now when a pop-up opens, it is in a new small window instead of another tab. I can close it with Alt-F4 on the keyboard instead of using the mouse. Unless you change the first one (browser.link.open_newwindow) to something more restrictive (as suggested above) you effectively allow more popups setting the second one (browser.link.open_newwindow.restriction) to value of 2. Try such a configuration: browser.link.open_newwindow = 1 browser.link.open_newwindow.restriction = 0 OK, I tried that. Now the pop-up opens in the same tab, so I have to use the back button to get to the source page. Thanks anyway. :-\ I'll try again with add-ons disabled or with a blank profile, but doubt there will be much difference. It's strange why no one else seems to have even any sign of a pop-up on these sites. Because we use the ADblock Plus extension. -- SeaMonkey Firefox Support http://support.mozilla.com and http://kb.mozillazine.org/Standard_diagnostic_%28Firefox%29 SeaMonkey Support http://www.seamonkey-project.org/community Stand Alone Profile Manager https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Profile_Manager ___ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
Re: Still getting pop-ups
On 10/3/11 10:48 AM, Tom S. wrote: Jay Garcia wrote: On 03.10.2011 10:15, Tom S. wrote: --- Original Message --- JD wrote: Tom S. wrote: WLS wrote: Tom S. wrote: Hello all, I have SM 2.4.1 running on Win XP SP3. Here's something that's bugged me for a long while. I thought eventually someone else would bring it up and soon after, it would be fixed. Oh well. Why is it SM no longer stops pop-ups? When a page loads that has a pop-up, I have assigned a pop sound and the highlighted exclamation point shows on the bottom toolbar. But then, if I should click anywhere on the page, the pop-up will open into a new tab, instead of remaining suppressed. This happens on almost all websites that use pop-ups. (Oftentimes, they will use Flash for these pop-ups, but the Flashblock extension disables it, so it only shows the F button.) Is there anything I can change to prevent the pop-ups from happening? TIA. You do not state whether you have Block unrequested popup windows checked under your Privacy and Security preferences. Are the offending popups Ads? I don't have Flashblock installed, but do have AdBlock Plus installed and never have a problem with unrequested popups. I double checked the preference setting, and it is checked. However, I see in the disclaimer: Even if blocked, websites may use other methods to show popups. So, that may be what's happening. I'm currently not using AdBlock Plus, which I tried a long time ago, but didn't like the way it worked back then. Got any examples of pages that are giving you popups? Sure. Here's one (comics site): http://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/ Not getting any popup(s) on the site, what are you seeing as a popup? It's usually an ad (using Flash) for Netflix. I notice now that after it pops up, it can't get it to repeat until after I close SM and open again to the page. Here's a few more sites with the same action: http://snopes.com/ http://www.philly.com/philly/news/ http://freethoughtblogs.com/ No wonder I didn't see any popups. You say it's Flash, but I run with the Flashblock extension enabled. Furthermore, with one execption, I don't even see the Flashblock icon (f in a circle) because I also run with the AdBlock Plus extension enabled. The exception was for one Flash on the http://www.philly.com/philly/news/ page, which was nevertheless stopped by Flashblock. With AdBlock Plus disabled, there were three additional Flash presentations on that page. All four of them were stopped by FlashBlock. None of these Flash presentations meet the classical definition of popup, at least the definition used in implementing SeaMonkey's Popup Manager. To manage Flash, you really should install the Flashblock extension from http://flashblock.mozdev.org/. To manage advertisements in general, use AdBlock Plus from http://adblockplus.org/en/. -- David E. Ross http://www.rossde.com/. Anyone who thinks government owns a monopoly on inefficient, obstructive bureaucracy has obviously never worked for a large corporation. © 1997 by David E. Ross ___ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
Re: Still getting pop-ups
Tom S. wrote: Hello all, I have SM 2.4.1 running on Win XP SP3. Here's something that's bugged me for a long while. I thought eventually someone else would bring it up and soon after, it would be fixed. Oh well. Why is it SM no longer stops pop-ups? When a page loads that has a pop-up, I have assigned a pop sound and the highlighted exclamation point shows on the bottom toolbar. But then, if I should click anywhere on the page, the pop-up will open into a new tab, instead of remaining suppressed. This happens on almost all websites that use pop-ups. (Oftentimes, they will use Flash for these pop-ups, but the Flashblock extension disables it, so it only shows the F button.) Is there anything I can change to prevent the pop-ups from happening? TIA. You do not state whether you have Block unrequested popup windows checked under your Privacy and Security preferences. Are the offending popups Ads? I don't have Flashblock installed, but do have AdBlock Plus installed and never have a problem with unrequested popups. -- SeaMonkey ___ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
Re: Still getting pop-ups
Sun, 02 Oct 2011 11:34:46 -0400, /Tom S./: I have SM 2.4.1 running on Win XP SP3. Here's something that's bugged me for a long while. I thought eventually someone else would bring it up and soon after, it would be fixed. Oh well. Why is it SM no longer stops pop-ups? SM continues to stop automatic popups. I don't see a change in the behavior. When a page loads that has a pop-up, I have assigned a pop sound and the highlighted exclamation point shows on the bottom toolbar. But then, if I should click anywhere on the page, the pop-up will open into a new tab, instead of remaining suppressed. This happens on almost all websites that use pop-ups. (Oftentimes, they will use Flash for these pop-ups, but the Flashblock extension disables it, so it only shows the F button.) Is there anything I can change to prevent the pop-ups from happening? You may stop interacting with the page but I don't think that's much useful for you. Unfortunately popups triggered from an interactive actions are not blocked, otherwise it would block all legitimate popups triggered explicitly by you. You may however try to blocking somewhat more (than the default setup) or most popups with the Edit - Preferences: Browser / Link Behavior settings: Open links meant to open a new window in: (x) The current tab/window When scripts want to open a new window: (x) Always divert windows into tabs The label for the later is somewhat confusing according the real preference documentation [1]: | 0 | Divert all links according to browser.link.open_newwindow. | This includes: | * All HTML links with target=_blank. | * All JavaScript calls to window.open(). That should mean no new windows/tabs could be created by web content - only explicitly by you (e.g. using Ctrl+N or Ctrl+T). Using the default value for the second option with the changed value for the first would also block more but no all of the popups (see what fits bets for you): Open links meant to open a new window in: (x) The current tab/window When scripts want to open a new window: (x) Don't divert custom windows into tabs The later really means: | 2 | Divert all links according to browser.link.open_newwindow, unless | the new window specifies how it should be displayed. | This includes: | * All links with target=_blank. | * JavaScript calls to window.open() without the features | parameter (3rd parameter). | This does not include: | * JavaScript calls to window.open() with the features | parameter (3rd parameter). This will eliminate more of the new windows, unless opened by scripts with features parameter. [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Browser.link.open_newwindow.restriction -- Stanimir ___ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
Re: Still getting pop-ups
WLS wrote: Tom S. wrote: Hello all, I have SM 2.4.1 running on Win XP SP3. Here's something that's bugged me for a long while. I thought eventually someone else would bring it up and soon after, it would be fixed. Oh well. Why is it SM no longer stops pop-ups? When a page loads that has a pop-up, I have assigned a pop sound and the highlighted exclamation point shows on the bottom toolbar. But then, if I should click anywhere on the page, the pop-up will open into a new tab, instead of remaining suppressed. This happens on almost all websites that use pop-ups. (Oftentimes, they will use Flash for these pop-ups, but the Flashblock extension disables it, so it only shows the F button.) Is there anything I can change to prevent the pop-ups from happening? TIA. You do not state whether you have Block unrequested popup windows checked under your Privacy and Security preferences. Are the offending popups Ads? I don't have Flashblock installed, but do have AdBlock Plus installed and never have a problem with unrequested popups. I double checked the preference setting, and it is checked. However, I see in the disclaimer: Even if blocked, websites may use other methods to show popups. So, that may be what's happening. I'm currently not using AdBlock Plus, which I tried a long time ago, but didn't like the way it worked back then. ___ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
Re: Still getting pop-ups
On 10/2/11 8:34 AM, Tom S. wrote: Hello all, I have SM 2.4.1 running on Win XP SP3. Here's something that's bugged me for a long while. I thought eventually someone else would bring it up and soon after, it would be fixed. Oh well. Why is it SM no longer stops pop-ups? When a page loads that has a pop-up, I have assigned a pop sound and the highlighted exclamation point shows on the bottom toolbar. But then, if I should click anywhere on the page, the pop-up will open into a new tab, instead of remaining suppressed. This happens on almost all websites that use pop-ups. (Oftentimes, they will use Flash for these pop-ups, but the Flashblock extension disables it, so it only shows the F button.) Is there anything I can change to prevent the pop-ups from happening? TIA. Initially, popups (I almost typed poopups, which might be appropriate) were separate Web pages launched by scripts in the page you wanted to see. Today, many popups are artifacts of CSS, Flash, or scripts themselves (without launching anything). If they are from Flash, I strongly recommend Flashblock at http://flashblock.mozdev.org/. I normally run with this enabled. It allows me to display a Flash presentation by clicking an icon on the page containing Flash. If you know a page uses JavaScript for a popup, you can disable JavaScript. I have the PrefBar extension (from https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/seamonkey/addon/67148/) installed with a checkbox on the PrefBar toolbar for enabling and disabling JavaScript. It's very, very handy. I normally run with JavaScript enabled. However, when SeaMonkey seems to be operating strangely, I disable JavaScript; then, SeaMonkey usually returns to normal behavior. Similarly, I also have a checkbox on the PrefBar toolbar for enabling and disabling CSS. While disabling CSS strips away almost all formatting, a well-designed Web page should still have understandable content. -- David E. Ross http://www.rossde.com/. Anyone who thinks government owns a monopoly on inefficient, obstructive bureaucracy has obviously never worked for a large corporation. © 1997 by David E. Ross ___ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
Re: Still getting pop-ups
Tom S. wrote: WLS wrote: Tom S. wrote: Hello all, I have SM 2.4.1 running on Win XP SP3. Here's something that's bugged me for a long while. I thought eventually someone else would bring it up and soon after, it would be fixed. Oh well. Why is it SM no longer stops pop-ups? When a page loads that has a pop-up, I have assigned a pop sound and the highlighted exclamation point shows on the bottom toolbar. But then, if I should click anywhere on the page, the pop-up will open into a new tab, instead of remaining suppressed. This happens on almost all websites that use pop-ups. (Oftentimes, they will use Flash for these pop-ups, but the Flashblock extension disables it, so it only shows the F button.) Is there anything I can change to prevent the pop-ups from happening? TIA. You do not state whether you have Block unrequested popup windows checked under your Privacy and Security preferences. Are the offending popups Ads? I don't have Flashblock installed, but do have AdBlock Plus installed and never have a problem with unrequested popups. I double checked the preference setting, and it is checked. However, I see in the disclaimer: Even if blocked, websites may use other methods to show popups. So, that may be what's happening. I'm currently not using AdBlock Plus, which I tried a long time ago, but didn't like the way it worked back then. Got any examples of pages that are giving you popups? -- JD.. ___ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
