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=Af////8=&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.

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