On 2/15/06, Al Sparber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Christian Montoya wrote: > > Maybe, but this is just another example of how marketers try to > > control the browsing experience. Things have to look a specific way, > > behave a specific way, etc... but there isn't any proof that this is > > good for business. Popups are a usability problem, in that they > > break > > the back button and they result in a lot of windows that have to be > > closed. > > You're pre-supposing. 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.
I'm not pre-supposing anything. All popup windows break the back button (popup as in a new window, Javascript or not). When I am done with the site that pops up, I want to use the back button to get back to the original site. That is natural web use and popups interfere with that. I have to close the window to go back, which, like has already been said, is not as convenient, as the back button is on my trackball (like a mouse but cooler), while closing a window requires alt-f4 (two buttons miles apart) or reaching for the X. Usually at this point I close the popup and "back out" of the offending site. But maybe I'm too harsh. -- -- Christian Montoya christianmontoya.com ... rdpdesign.com ... cssliquid.com ****************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help ******************************************************
