Popup Blockers

[Just D.]

Does anybody know the way to detect a popup blocker in the Internet
Explorer? I was thinking that I know but the customers got a situation when
I wasn't able to detect the Yahoo Toolbar Popup Blocker and the app screwed
up. I'm using this code in ASPX page right now:

var wobj =
window.open(somepage,pagename,"toolbar=no,statusbar=no,menubar=no,resizable=yes,location=no")
if (wobj==null) {
top.location.href = 'PopUpBlockerInfo.aspx';
} else {
...
}

What's a better way to do that?

Just D.

 

[Guest]

What's a better way to do that?

You might want to consider using a tool like Browserhawk - it can do popup
detection (probably via some fancy javascript):

http://www.cyscape.com/products/bhawk/Default.aspx?bhcp=1

Or perhaps avoid popups all together and rely on something like DHTML?

 

[Just D.]

Thanks,

but I think it's not a very good idea to buy and install something to
thousands of users just to test if they are using some kind of popup
blocker. All I need is to get the status and react appropriately. Sounds
much easier.

Just D.

 

[Guest]

Thanks,

but I think it's not a very good idea to buy and install something to
thousands of users just to test if they are using some kind of popup
blocker. All I need is to get the status and react appropriately.
Sounds much easier.

It's a server side component. Nothing is loaded on the client...