I have decided that Microsoft should add a 'disable popups' option to IE.

[brxndxn]

Yes, I have decided that. Why? Because popups are so annoying that people run 3rd party programs that have the sole purpose of disabling them.

I really really hate how Microsoft became the dominate internet browser software supplier and now they're forcing things like infinite popups on the user.

Also, there should be options to disable re-sizing the browser, removing the address bar, disabling right-click, viewing source, sounds, animations (the current options for this don't disable everything)...

Doesn't Microsoft ever consider adding options like these? Like.. don't they ever think about the consumer and not the developer?

 

[beer]

http://news.com.com/2100-1032-5105139.html

 

[Locke]

Too True. I use Avant Browser myself(a 3rd party prog). Skins IE as well as adds tabbed browsing, pop up blocking and much more.

 

[notfred]

Stop using IE. Go get Mozilla and it's built in.

Either that, or you can wait till 2006 for longhorn and IE 7, then pay $200 for it, and hope they added the features you want.

 

[beer]

Oh yea and BTW that's what you get for using MSIE. I'll use Firebird and have 5000x the options at a cost of a few seconds of startup time, thank you very much

 

[Skyclad1uhm1]

Originally posted by: Locke
Too True. I use Avant Browser myself(a 3rd party prog). Skins IE as well as adds tabbed browsing, pop up blocking and much more.

MyIE2 does the same. Plugin for IE.

 

[Tetsuo]

Myie2 rocks

 

[Locke]

I used Firebird for a bit, but it's translation of css sometimes left something to be desired.

 

[beer]

Mozilla does correct CSS, MS doesn't

 

[rh71]

Originally posted by: brxndxn
Also, there should be options to disable re-sizing the browser, removing the address bar, disabling right-click, viewing source, sounds, animations (the current options for this don't disable everything)...

Remember this - where there's a will, there's a way. You challenge a developer by disabling options - they will just work harder at creating alternatives. Much of what you speak about is Javascript commanding the browser. On the same token, you can't surf the web and use it in some cases without Javascript (depending on what you use the web for). There is no quick fix.

As for popups... an added toolbar to your IE is practically zero overhead.

 

[SSP]

I really really hate how Microsoft became the dominate internet browser software supplier and now they're forcing things like infinite popups on the user.

Yeah... Microsoft invented the popups.

 

[Kadarin]

Originally posted by: Skyclad1uhm1

Originally posted by: Locke
Too True. I use Avant Browser myself(a 3rd party prog). Skins IE as well as adds tabbed browsing, pop up blocking and much more.

MyIE2 does the same. Plugin for IE.

But you're still affected by all those wacky buffer overflows and critical security vulnerabilities...

 

[Skyclad1uhm1]

Originally posted by: Astaroth33

Originally posted by: Skyclad1uhm1

Originally posted by: Locke
Too True. I use Avant Browser myself(a 3rd party prog). Skins IE as well as adds tabbed browsing, pop up blocking and much more.

MyIE2 does the same. Plugin for IE.

But you're still affected by all those wacky buffer overflows and critical security vulnerabilities...

If you are forced to use Windows you have those anyway, unless you really think the IE removal actually removes all parts of it.

Just keep your machine up to date and hope for the best.

 

[beer]

Most of the security holes come through IE. If you don't visit the offending websites with IE, you won't get burned. Not to mention, spyware seems to work itself into systems where IE is used more frequently, too.

 

[rh71]

Originally posted by: Elemental007
Most of the security holes come through IE. If you don't visit the offending websites with IE, you won't get burned. Not to mention, spyware seems to work itself into systems where IE is used more frequently, too.

Shhhh.. the more people who begin to use other browsers will suffer the same fate. They only take the time to find this $#!T because it'll cause damage to the most amt of people. If Linux were the most popular OS, M$ would be enjoying the shade... (not that they'll let that happen)

 

[TheCorm]

I have decided that Microsoft should give me a million £ or $.... and it's about as likely as them completely smooshing advertising popups on the web.

 

[dc]

yes, somehow magically MS is forcing popups on you.

lets blame MS and not the loser programmers/company or the crappy free webhosts.

 

[Snapster]

Why? I mean, in the past there have been plenty of legitimate uses for popup windows (web page options for example). The same goes for layers, there are plenty of good uses for em. It's not M$ fault that advertising companies decide to abuse features of web languages. I really hate those flash layer ads, but the only way to get rid of them is to not have the layers or disable flash, which will effect legitimate sites too.

I guess we should also blame M$ for spam companies being able to send email too!

 

[Maverick]

they need tabbed browsing in IE too

 

[Descartes]

Yes, it's all Microsoft's fault. It's quite amusing how you're bitching about how Microsoft should integrate something that's fulfilled by third-parties into their product. This is the same thing everyone bitches about with respect to a monopoly, but now you bitch about it not being there.

Never can win, I guess.

 

[GTaudiophile]

Google is your friend

 

[Regs]

MS's fault? I would imagine it would be nutscrapes fault for developing the JavaScript to support such atrocious ad's. However everything is hearsay, since everybody knows it all comes down to the webmaster, and his sources of revenue.

Even then , some webmasters can't control what ad's they put on their site. Some ad's are regularly updated by the advertisers internet servers. So one day it could be a banner ad, the next day, pop-up hell. That's what happens when you sign contracts with the devil.

 

[kozman31]

IE in Longhorn has a popup blocker built in i think. Don't know if it'll hold all the way to the finished product but hopefully it will.

 

[nebula]

Originally posted by: Elemental007
http://news.com.com/2100-1032-5105139.html

Of course like all things MS, will it actually work?

Like a PP poster mentioned, a 3rd party IE toolbar in very minimal overhead. Check out Panicware, I use the Companion. It blocks pop-ups, clears cookies on exit that you didn't tell it to keep, deletes temp files, history, etc. Works very well, plus it's easy to allow a pop-up or turn it off.

 

[CraigRT]

Opera 7 or Mozilla should help aid these issues you have.