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 [email protected] https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
