Re: FN-FORUM: pop behind box

date posted 11th May 2006 15:50

Quoting top deck publications [EMAIL REMOVED]

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> Hi
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> We're just coming to the end of the first phase of our website design
> we have a research form on our index page to get info from visitors about
> why they are visiting however we also want to have a pop-behind box =20
> to get feedback info from them when they leave
>
> please could someone let me know what html code we would need to make a po=
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> behind box appear behind... or a resource that can supply this info??
>
> Its a not for profit student website so please help us if anyone can

Pop-unders use very similar technology to pop-ups, but they seem to =20
annoy people more than pop-ups (I think it's the idea that you're =20
"hiding" a pop-up).

As they use the same technology, then they are blocked by the pop-up =20
blocker that is standard in Firefox (and the ones that more and more =20
people are using in other browers). There are techniques for pushing =20
pop-ups (and unders) tho' blockers, but that will seriously annoy =20
people who have deliberately blocked them.

I short, I think that using a pop-up or a pop-under has the potential =20
to I alienate a very large proportion of your users. I really =20
wouldn't recommend using them.

Dave...