Rob Evans wrote:
What exactly is the definition of a "pop-up window"
A new window. Typically, it refers to an unrequested window, often
generated client-side by a script of some sort.
I mean one which will be blocked by software such as the
Google Toolbar and Norton etc....
I don't have add-on software, and can't see the point. It seems to me
that pop-ups are best fought at the level where they are created: in the
web browser.
My website has a hyperlink which opens up a new browser window when
clicked... is this regarded as a "pop-up" ?
It can be. Some people think of pop-ups as windows where part of the ui
is missing, created by e.g. javascript. But a broader definition would
include any new window, including those created by a target attribute in
an anchor tag.
Would this be blocked by the aforementioned programs ?
I don't know. But any decent browser can be configured to ignore
target="_new", or to refuse to create unrequested pop-up windows, or to
ignore all scripting, or....
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