Lachlan Hunt:
If the viewport isn't the "right" size...seemingly nothing happens.
The only way I could replicate this in the demo page was by resizing
my window so that the the text box and help button were at the bottom
of the viewport with nothing visible below them.
This is a "valid" usability concern and your observation is exactly how
it manifests itself. I mentioned the above scenario on the recent FAQ
thread which discussed toggled screen elements.
Al Sparber:
If popup windows are scripted you reuse the same window object over
and over. You can never have more than one open. Your statement is
only true if the target attribute is used.
Doesn't this present yet another usability problem where you might open
a link in the window.object over the top of a link the user has decided
to keep but has returned to your page to follow other links (the
original reason for popping a window)?
You might be right about new windows being a fiscal non-issue when
examined or tested. We do have experience with some frameset impact,
that are downright interesting.
Would that revolve around targeting a frame (necessary for a
traditional frameset implementation), not necessarily targeting new
windows?
kind regards
Terrence Wood.
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