Popups gone with 3.51?

Discussion in 'Support & Feedback' started by minstrel, Nov 2, 2005.

  1. #1
    Since 3.51 was installed, the previous popup for giving rep points has become "load a new page". Given that recent changes in 3.50 all seemed to be leading to increased to increased speed, isn't this retrogressive? I'm curious about the reason for the change.
     
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    #2
    ya, i don't like it either, but i think it has to do with popup blockers. just my guess. I think they should do a flyout like the "Thread Tools" and "Quick Links" and use AJAX to post back.
     
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    Hey, Ottawa! Windy enough for you? :D
     
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    digitalpoint Overlord of no one Staff

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    #5
    I believe it's an incremental change vBullletin is doing. There needs to be an "old school" method to fallback on if a browser doesn't support AJAX. I would imagine we will be seeing an AJAX version in the near future.
     
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  6. minstrel

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    Change the words just a smidgen and this could be in one of the Jagger threads:

     
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    Haha.. yeah I miss the pop-ups. Even though for a while they drove me nuts because old firefox would take like 5 minutes to open a window when I had too many tabs open. That has since been fixed, but now my pop-ups are gone!
     
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    You and your google update humor. If I knew about all of that you would slay me. Instead I just laugh uncomfortably.
     
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    Remember when you were like 12 or 13? The popups back then were just embarrassing... :eek:

    That's usually the effect I'm aiming for :eek:
     
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    I just noticed something else about the popup -> new page -> back to index thing with 3.51...

    When it does turf you back to the index, it does so using this URL:

    http://forums.digitalpoint.com/./
    Code (markup):
    What's with that /./ bit?
     
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    digitalpoint Overlord of no one Staff

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    It does? I don't see that...
     
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    Well, it certainly was doing that earlier this evening my time - happened about three times in a row.
     
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    When I get a moment, I'll red rep you to check it out :eek:
     
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    Ahhh! Much better Shawn - now takes you back to the post where you were. And I didn't even have to red rep you :D
     
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