RE: [WSG] Pop-Ups (BOM)
Popup messages can be VERY useful. These days with floating divs etc they are not always necessary, however I do agree that they have a definite place. Personally I use them in my web applications. If you look at dreamweaver's form validation scripts, they also use that style of popup. I personally think that when used properly they are great, otherwise just an annoyance and can potentially crash a browser. David Fuller Developer magickWEB Web: http://www.magick.com.au http://www.magick.com.au Tel: 0434 728 267 Email:mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of James Jeffery Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2008 11:21 PM To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org Subject: [WSG] Pop-Ups (BOM) What's your views on Pop-Ups? When I speak in terms of Pop-Ups I am referring to the alert type Pop-Ups that are a part of the Browser Object Model and NOT window Pop-Ups. The ones that are considered annoying! I personally do not think they are annoying when used in the right way. Google Mail uses them correctly. When you are writing an email and you decide to close the tab or move to another webpage it will alert you and ask you if you want to abandon the email you have spent 15 minutes writing and forgot to save as a draft. In the same way MS Word would ask you if you want to save an unsaved project. A good thing in my books. They are probably only best used in Ajax applications in certain situations when a users attention is needed. We have no problems using them in desktop applications so why not use them in web applications (I am talking about applications not web pages). I am only writing this because I see developers label Pop-Ups as annoying. Ganted, when used in the wrong way they are annoying, but you abuse anything (including tables) and it becomes annoying/wrong. To summarize, what's your views on Pop-Ups *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ***image001.jpg
Re: [WSG] Pop-Ups (BOM)
On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 6:30 AM, David Fuller - magickweb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Popup messages can be VERY useful… These days with floating divs etc they are not always necessary, however I do agree that they have a definite place. I think they can be more useful when a small sound is played. The other option is an error message that appears in the document flow. -- -- Christian Montoya christianmontoya.net *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ***
RE: [WSG] Pop-Ups (BOM)
what's your views on Pop-Ups My spontaneous answer is that I would expect pop-ups to alert me to something that needs immediate attention, as you say when I forgot to save my email draft. If I'm using web apps the correct way I don't expect any pop-ups since web apps can manage all other feedback using AJAX. For example, when filling out a form incorrectly, I expect friendly messages appearing in the page, not in a pop-up. Cheers, Jens The information contained in this e-mail message and any accompanying files is or may be confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, any use, dissemination, reliance, forwarding, printing or copying of this e-mail or any attached files is unauthorised. This e-mail is subject to copyright. No part of it should be reproduced, adapted or communicated without the written consent of the copyright owner. If you have received this e-mail in error please advise the sender immediately by return e-mail or telephone and delete all copies. Fairfax does not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of any information contained in this e-mail or attached files. Internet communications are not secure, therefore Fairfax does not accept legal responsibility for the contents of this message or attached files. *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ***
