Firefox annoying new popups

[Belgium]

Like you, I love Firefox for many reasons, including popup blocking. So over the last few weeks I’ve been surprised to see occasional popups.

It turns out that some clever people figured out that you could launch popups from Flash, getting around the Firefox default settings.

Fortunately, you can get around it:

1. Type about:config into the Firefox location bar.
2. Right-click on the page and select New and then Integer.
3. Name it privacy.popups.disable_from_plugins
4. Set the value to 2.

The possible values are:

* 0: Allow all popups from plugins.
* 1: Allow popups, but limit them to dom.popup_maximum.
* 2: Block popups from plugins.
* 3: Block popups from plugins, even on whitelisted sites.

[valerossi]

To tell you the truth... the popup blocker in FF doesn't works as well as the one included in XP SP2 for IE... :fact

[supercoe]

To tell you the truth... the popup blocker in FF doesn't works as well as the one included in XP SP2 for IE...



This amoung many other reasons why i use www.maxthon.com 8)

[R1Budha]

i'll stick with a browser that doesn't have more than 10,000 verified exploits in it's history.....

Thank you.

[R1Budha]

To tell you the truth... the popup blocker in FF doesn't works as well as the one included in XP SP2 for IE... :factand actually thats a load of bull.
why?
because i can modify the settings on firefox whichever way i like.

you cant in IE.

[valerossi]

To tell you the truth... the popup blocker in FF doesn't works as well as the one included in XP SP2 for IE... :factand actually thats a load of bull.
why?
because i can modify the settings on firefox whichever way i like.

you cant in IE.
I'm not sure which IE popup blocker you're using... but mine can... :nowhine



:comperror :fawkdance :fawkdance

[valerossi]

And the default FF popup blocker setting options... you can't even adjust the filter level... there are more setting if you use "about:config", but most average user don't know that... :corn

[korrupt1]

fuck....I had one.

so I put in the required info
hope to never see that shit again

[korrupt1]

also had a shitload of trackers in now....just did ad ware scan...holy shit man!

[R1Lover]

To tell you the truth... the popup blocker in FF doesn't works as well as the one included in XP SP2 for IE... :factand actually thats a load of bull.
why?
because i can modify the settings on firefox whichever way i like.

you cant in IE.
I'm not sure which IE popup blocker you're using... but mine can... :nowhine



:comperror :fawkdance :fawkdance

Nice find Vale, Budha is home pacing trying to figure out a response that will still make FireFox the King Browser... lmao :1poke

[R1Lover]

BTW - I love the new version of IE... Works great for everything I need. The only thing I would like to see are the Tab's that FireFox has..................

[korrupt1]

BTW - I love the new version of IE... Works great for everything I need. The only thing I would like to see are the Tab's that FireFox has..................

still cant get them freaking things to work like I want.....arent I just supposed to hit tab key and it will open a new window? mine dont for some reason

[Steve05R1]

FF is my baby...it wont change

[fjorn]

still cant get them freaking things to work like I want.....arent I just supposed to hit tab key and it will open a new window? mine dont for some reason

Hit combination of ctrl and t keys simultaneously and it will bring up new tabs. Much better and faster than go through menu tab.

Also, ctrl and r will refresh the page.

[korrupt1]

still cant get them freaking things to work like I want.....arent I just supposed to hit tab key and it will open a new window? mine dont for some reason

Hit combination of ctrl and t keys simultaneously and it will bring up new tabs. Much better and faster than go through menu tab.

Also, ctrl and r will refresh the page.


idid the ctrl/r and refresh was kewl...even though I usually do the f5 key....and I was doing ctrl/tab....duh Jimmie....call me stoopid now...hehe

thanks fjorn....thats been driving me crazy for awhile

[Steve05R1]

Tabs are beautiful.... no more taskbar clutter with browsers.... That was a huge point for me.

[R1Budha]

And the default FF popup blocker setting options... you can't even adjust the filter level... there are more setting if you use "about:config", but most average user don't know that... :cornactually, most people using FF DO know about:config.
and thats what i was referring to.
oh and if i really really want to.
i can get the source code, modify it, and recompile it to add even more features!

all by merely searching for them on google, or if i'm really lazy.
just by checking the Mozilla/Firefox froums.



and you would do this in IE how?????????



oh thats what i thought.

most people who use firefox are not computer idiots....
The same CANNOT be said for IE.
I deal with them on a dialy basis.......