#1206 NORM Trial-2: Web browser doesn't open popups automatically

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#1206: Web browser doesn't open popups automatically
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  Reporter:  joaoboscoapf  |       Owner:  marco  
      Type:  defect        |      Status:  new    
  Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:  Trial-2
 Component:  web browser   |     Version:         
Resolution:                |    Keywords:         
  Verified:  0             |  
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Changes (by Eben):

  * owner:  Eben => marco
  * component:  interface-design => web browser

Comment:

 This has been dropped for a while, but now that we have some new mockups
 for Browse (http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Browse#Screenshots) I thought it
 would be worth revisiting.

 I think, for the most part, popup blocking is an acceptable approach.
 Most people I know block them by default.  In all cases, however, a way is
 provided to bypass the blocker.  We too will need a solution.  One
 possible solution is to have a preference setting for the activity which
 states "Allow popups whose content resides at same the domain as the
 current page."  This would make many of the "login" and other legitimate
 uses work just fine.  We can also have an option-click (or some shortcut)
 bypass the blocker directly.  This isn't such a big deal to handle with
 the addition of tabs in the UI.  Popups should open within a new tab, not
 a new activity.

 The only remaining "problem" is resizing of the browser window, which many
 popups like to do.  I put "problem" in quotes, though, because I see this
 too as a feature.  When a popup loads in a new tab and resizes a window in
 a traditional desktop interface, it's a pain because it resizes the window
 for ALL of the open tabs.  Since we have a fullscreen interface, we can
 just prevent the problem by default.

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Ticket URL: <http://dev.laptop.org/ticket/1206#comment:7>
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