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19-Dec-10 10:56
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pcstokes pcstokes's avatar Rank: none
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Popup windows can be very handy -- but with all the popup blockers, I'm wondering what some of you professionals think about using them?

Personally, I'm saavy enough to turn my blocker on or off when I need to. But I'm not sure that's the case. Here's an example of where I recently used them and now wonder if it was a mistake. 

http://www.dm92014.com/del-mar-ca-homes-for-sale.php



Any input as to whether or not to use them is appreciated. Thanks.

Happy sailing ..._/) Paul

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19-Dec-10 14:56
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Hi Paul,

Personally I would tend to avoid popups, apart from maybe in an admin system designed for a specialist audience, although even here divs designed to work as modal dialogs are probably a better option.

If the client insists on popups, I'd always use new windows opened using the "target" attribute of the <a> tag (as these don't tend to be blocked) however this markup isn't allowed if you're using XHTML strict.

Hope that helps!

Cat

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