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CharlesS · Apr 5, 2005, 11:56 AM

http://www.pcpro.co.uk/macuser/news/...of-popups.html

demograph68 · Apr 5, 2005, 12:22 PM

It was going to happen sooner or later. Go Firefox!

CharlesS · Apr 5, 2005, 12:33 PM

Just tried it with a site that's been throwing annoying pop-ups at me, and it seems to work. Hopefully Apple will take a cue from this with the next version of Safari.

CaptainHaddock · Apr 5, 2005, 03:12 PM

People using the new pop-up capabilities say that Firefox is simply being more strict now, and that user-initiated pop-ups (like a lot of web-based applications use) don't work any more. That's not really a solution.

I've never got one of these clever pop-ups or pop-unders while using Omniweb.

Apfhex · Apr 5, 2005, 06:31 PM

I wonder what OmniWeb is doing that Safari isn't? I hope Apple does something about this though.

wataru · Apr 5, 2005, 06:58 PM

Originally posted by CaptainHaddock:
user-initiated pop-ups (like a lot of web-based applications use) don't work any more. That's not really a solution.

Actually it is because you can whitelist sites to allow popups.

NYCFarmboy · Apr 5, 2005, 08:15 PM

Pop Up ads are getting annoying again using Safari...

is there way to simply disable FLASH on Safari to stop these type of flash based popups now?

I despise flash websites anyhow so would be happy to get rid of flash.

Randman · Apr 5, 2005, 08:23 PM

Pithhelmet. Or maybe Safari 2.0.

brutal · Apr 6, 2005, 07:03 AM

Firefox is too strict with this plugin installed. It even blocks links that point to pages on other sites.

CaptainHaddock · Apr 6, 2005, 03:15 PM

Originally posted by wataru:
Actually it is because you can whitelist sites to allow popups.

White-listing is not a reasonable option for the average home user, whom Firefox is actively targeting. My parents, for example, would never be able to figure it out. Firefox just needs to work.

dru · Apr 7, 2005, 08:08 AM

Originally posted by CaptainHaddock:
White-listing is not a reasonable option for the average home user, whom Firefox is actively targeting. My parents, for example, would never be able to figure it out. Firefox just needs to work.

Boo-hoo. You're highly unrealistic. This isn't "magic", it's code.

CharlesS · Apr 7, 2005, 11:13 AM

Indeed. How many sites do you visit that have to be able to open a new window through Flash anyway?

CaptainHaddock · Apr 7, 2005, 03:18 PM

Originally posted by CharlesS:
Indeed. How many sites do you visit that have to be able to open a new window through Flash anyway?

None, my objection is to the reports that Firefox now blocks all or most user-initiated pop-ups. I do use several sites that require this behaviour.

I'm not saying computer-savvy users can't work around it with whitelists and what-not. I am saying that this way, things no longer just work like they should on a Mac. In other words, the problem of blocking Flash pop-ups without hampering the program's usability does not appear to have been solved yet.

I hardly see how that's unrealistic! Omniweb does it.

Love Calm Quiet · Apr 7, 2005, 06:38 PM

I haven't experienced any of these new (�Flash-based?) pop-up/unders (touch-wood).

Do I need to go to some porn sites or somethin?