"Anthony D. Baye" <ban### [at] Rapidnetcom> wrote in message
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> <a href="http://www.rapidnet.com/~banty/Shadowplay/">The Shadow Hall</a>

Hmm, just closes IE6 as soon as I access the site...

I'm running proximatron, but even when I disable that, it still does the same.

f-ups set....

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Tom Melly wrote:
>Hmm, just closes IE6 as soon as I access the site...
>
>I'm running proximatron, but even when I disable that, it still does the same.
>
>f-ups set....
>
IE6 informs me that the Web Page is trying to close the window and asks if I
want to close the window. It also opens a new window
(http://www.rapidnet.com/~banty/Shadowplay/tml/home/index2.html) with no
toolbars. I cannot resize the new window the maximise icon is greyed out.

P.S. This reply via the web site I tried to post via my news reader and it
did not work. Sorry if there are multiple postings.

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You shouldn't use javascript to open popup-windows, I think most people
have deactivated that in their browser's security-settings...

Preloading images doesn't make much sense to me anyway...

The page itself (index2.html) renders properly on my browser (mozilla/win32)

regards
-sascha


Anthony D. Baye wrote:
> I have a new website under construction, and I wanted to get a test
> audience to view it.  Looks great under NS 6+ and alright under IE 4+.
> Netscape recommended for mac users as IE doesn't go full screen on the
> mac for some reason.  MSN users should be aware that the self.close
> function appearantly does not work under that browser, so just close the
> smaller window after the new one opens.  Still a lot of work to be done,
> but comments welcome.
> 
> <a href="http://www.rapidnet.com/~banty/Shadowplay/">The Shadow Hall</a>
> 
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Anthony D. Baye
>

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Anthony D. Baye wrote:
> I have a new website under construction, and I wanted to get a test
> audience to view it.  Looks great under NS 6+ and alright under IE 4+.
> Netscape recommended for mac users as IE doesn't go full screen on the
> mac for some reason.  MSN users should be aware that the self.close
> function appearantly does not work under that browser, so just close the
> smaller window after the new one opens.  Still a lot of work to be done,
> but comments welcome.
> 
> <a href="http://www.rapidnet.com/~banty/Shadowplay/">The Shadow Hall</a>
> 
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Anthony D. Baye

Killed my mozilla session.  I don't think that's very nice.

-- 
Tom A.
"I've got the whole world
In my hands" - John, 3 year old Megalomaniac

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in news:3E6### [at] my-dejacom Tom A. wrote:

>> I have a new website under construction, and I wanted to get a test
>> audience to view it.

"Please wait loading images" is all I see.

IE6 + Privoxy

Ingo

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"ingo" <ing### [at] tagpovrayorg> wrote in message
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> in news:3E6### [at] my-dejacom Tom A. wrote:
>
> >> I have a new website under construction, and I wanted to get a test
> >> audience to view it.
>
> "Please wait loading images" is all I see.
>
> IE6 + Privoxy
>

One way or another, it looks as though a serious re-think is in order....

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"Anthony D. Baye" <ban### [at] Rapidnetcom> wrote in message
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>
> <a href="http://www.rapidnet.com/~banty/Shadowplay/">The Shadow
Hall</a>

<quote>
The web page you are viewing is trying to close the window
Do you want to close this window?
</quote>

New window underneath is too narrow and has horizontal and vert scroll
bars.

I'm using IE 5.5 and Win98SE.

HTH

Alf

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The page just kills my brower (IE6) which is not very polite. I guess it is
supposed to pop up a new window but I have disabled that (and I think many
others have too).
Suggestion:
Do not close the browser, instead show a link to the page that is supposed
to pop up so that users like me can klick on it to get to your site.

Web pages that alter my browser window is IMHO really bad. If I have
positioned and sized my browser the way I like I want it that way and not
any other way. It is the page author not the visitor that should adapt to
the other. Some pages may need custom windows because the layout is really
complex, but then you should do as I suggested above and be prepared that
you loose some visitors because they dislike it.

/ Daniel Nilsson

"Anthony D. Baye" <ban### [at] Rapidnetcom> wrote in message
news:3E6D9D20.99CEA566@Rapidnet.com...
> I have a new website under construction, and I wanted to get a test
> audience to view it.  Looks great under NS 6+ and alright under IE 4+.
> Netscape recommended for mac users as IE doesn't go full screen on the
> mac for some reason.  MSN users should be aware that the self.close
> function appearantly does not work under that browser, so just close the
> smaller window after the new one opens.  Still a lot of work to be done,
> but comments welcome.
>
> <a href="http://www.rapidnet.com/~banty/Shadowplay/">The Shadow Hall</a>
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Anthony D. Baye
>

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Trying to close a window automatically is extremely impolite, and most
browsers disallow this or ask confirmation (but not Mozilla, which is
a big minus for it).
  Popping windows at page load is annoying and also quite impolite (if the
user wants to open a link in a new window, he can do it for himself). Most
browsers have an option to disallow this (and when they do it, your page
functionality breaks badly).
  Trying to resize a browser window is annoying and impolite. Some browsers
have options to disallow this and thus you shouldn't rely on it working.

  And in general, relying on javascript for your site to work is a bad
idea. It should work even if javascripts are completely disabled (it could
work with less functionality, but it should still work and be browsable).

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Sorry about the problems, I only set it up to maximize the window because I
absolutely despise horizontal scrollbars.  I forgot that most people check
the newsgroup from the website rather than from NS messanger or whatever
like I do.  I wasn't trying to be rude. I'll eliminate the auto reload and
post a link.  Does anybody mind if the link pops a new window, as long as
it doesn't close the origonal?


A.D.B.

"Anthony D. Baye" wrote:

> I have a new website under construction, and I wanted to get a test
> audience to view it.  Looks great under NS 6+ and alright under IE 4+.
> Netscape recommended for mac users as IE doesn't go full screen on the
> mac for some reason.  MSN users should be aware that the self.close
> function appearantly does not work under that browser, so just close the
> smaller window after the new one opens.  Still a lot of work to be done,
> but comments welcome.
>
> <a href="http://www.rapidnet.com/~banty/Shadowplay/">The Shadow Hall</a>
>
> Regards,
>
> Anthony D. Baye

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