[WEB4LIB:14704] Death to pop-up windows!

[Greg MacGowan]

[Just catching up on some old listserv mail.]

I generally share your resentment towards pop-up windows, especially those
with ads. However, we find pop-up windows to be very useful at times. When
a patron to our website selects a web-based database for which they will
need to enter a password, we present that password in a pop-up window. This
way, the patron can toggle between the database and the pop-up window to
see the password, without having to go to the back button and find the
password all over again.

Speaking for myself only, I don't bother closing pop-up windows; I just
click on the window I want and let the pop-up ad run in the background. Out
of sight, out of mind.  (-:

Greg MacGowan
Brandeis University Libraries

At 07:10 PM 7/31/98 -0700, Shirl Kennedy wrote:
>I can't be the only one on this list who hates/resents being assaulted by
>those awful pop-up ads...  Spotted this on ZDNet today and just downloaded
>it.  Has anyone else used it...or something similar?
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>Shirl Kennedy
>Internet Waves columnist
>Information Today
>Best Bet Internet
>http://www.ala.org/editions/openstacks/bestbet/index.html
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>http://hotfiles.zdnet.com/cgi-bin/texis/swlib/hotfiles/info.html?fcode=000SZ
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>OnTrack! (Win 95/98)  07-29-98
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>InterCan Tech
>OnTrack! is an innocuous little program that adds true joy to your Internet
>browsing experience. It accomplishes this by preventing the annoying and
>obtrusive pop-up windows that are proliferating on the Web from gracing your
>desktop. It runs as a plug-in for Internet Explorer and Netscape, so you
>don't even need to load the program. It loads automatically and invisibly
>when you start your browser, filtering out commands that open windows
>without user interaction. All other Web page functionality remains intact
>while you browse. If you want to load pop-up windows from a particular site,
>OnTrack! lets you easily disable its functionality, and later restore it
>just as easily. It couldn't be easier to use -- and better yet, it's free. A
>separate version is available for Windows NT 4.0. Reviewed on Jul 29 1998.
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>System Requirements
>IE and/or Netscape 3.0+ and Windows 95 or Windows 98
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>Purchase Information
>Free
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