Popup blocker on ff

[Jack Jackson]

Thanks to all who replied!



Daniel Taylor wrote:
> Peter Garrett wrote:
> 
>>On Thu, 28 Jul 2005 20:32:05 +0100
>>Daniel Taylor <ubuntu at danielt.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>>Jack Jackson wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>Has anyone used the function in the address bar of FF where you can type
>>>>dict [space] word and ff will go get the definition from
>>>>http://dictionary.reference.com/? like:
>>>>
>>>>dict zero-sum
>>>>
>>>>brings you to
>>>>http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=zero-sum
>>>>
>>>>?
>>>>
>>>>How is it possible that on that site, which I have *not* permitted as an
>>>>allowed site for popups, can get FF to display an unrequested popup window?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Curiously,
>>>>JJ
>>>>
>>>
>>>1. i don't get any popups on that site,
>>>2. maybe it's a new type of popup, that FF doesn't know about yet, like
>>>a flash popup's etc., but i can't comment because i just don't get a
>>>popup or a message telling me one has been blocked.
>>>
>>>- Daniel
>>>
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>>
>>
>>I noticed on updating to Firefox 1.0.6 using apt, that I was getting pop-ups that I hadn't had before. On checking my settings in Edit > Preferences I saw that the popup blocking was no longer enabled ( check box was blank) . Since I had not changed this at all, I thought it odd, but re-enabled it.
>>
>>I no longer see the popups. I have no idea whether this setting was changed by the upgrade, or how - but I'm quite certain I didn't change it myself. I *always* have popup block enabled, as I bet most people do... 
>>
>>Perhaps check your settings to see if this is the case for you ? 
>>
>>Peter
>>
> 
> 
> Okay, naughty me hadn't updated in a while, so i updated and ran the
> same test again, this time i was told that there was a popup that had
> been blocked.
> 
> my settings for popup blocking stayed the same.
> 
> it's worth noting that i got this latest update from ubuntu backports,
> version was '1.0.6-1ubuntu1~5.04ubp1'. not sure where you got your's
> from, if you got your's from an official apt source then my results are
> probably irrelevant because they came from an unofficial source and they
> may have packaged it differently to those from the official one, hence
> settings being changed.
> 
> - Daniel
>