Posted by mbstevens on 10/16/07 17:52

Shelly wrote:
> "mbstevens" <NOXwebmasterx@xmbstevensx.com> wrote in message
> news:13h9kcnad5qjk28@corp.supernews.com...
>> coder wrote:
>>> Say you have a window that spawns a second window (through
>>> window.open() ).
>> Yes, but it is seldom a good idea.
>
> Here is my situation. I have an app running. There is also a pop-up window
> with a list of places to call to followup sales leads. Each company on that
> list is now a hyperlink that opens up the company information in that same
> child window. To go to the next one, the user would have to use the back
> button on the browser.

No, you just use either a preprocessor or server side programming
to reproduce the navigation list on each page.

> I would like to have the company information appear
> in the parent window when the company name is clicked in the child window
> (it doesn't have to be a hyperlink). This would make for the cleanest app.
> So, why is it "seldom a good idea"?


They can confuse search engines, and they are a pain for the visitor.
The little window has to come up with focus, so your visitor usually has to
reposition it. There is the matter of when to close it. If your
visitor has a pop up blocker, s/he will have to click to get the pop up.

It will be easier to just have everything your visitor needs right
in the window with the content.

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