http://old.atsmath.com/taxonomy/term/233/all en http://old.atsmath.com/blog/using-javascript-evil-instead-good <p>I take it personally when a website does what <a href="http://www.verizone.co.za/?gclid=CO647fiW9ZUCFQRkswod0lpSjQ" title="Verizone. What?!">the site</a> in the screenshot below does. When <em>ctrl+w</em>'ing to close the tab, it:</p> <ol> <li>blocked me from closing the tab (or doing anything else in my browser), and</li> <li>presented me with a message in a popup window saying, "Sorry, you do not have permission to press this key.". <em>Huh??</em></li> </ol> <div class="center"><img src="http://atsmath.com/system/files/More-Javascript-Evil.jpg" title="Vile web practices" /></div> <p>It does this when one presses either <em>shift</em> or <em>control</em> though one can bypass this by clicking in the browser's address bar so that the focus is not on the web page itself.</p> <p>As web developers and designers it really is our job and our responsibility to build sites that are as comfortable for a user to use as possible. I hope that Verizone gets with the program and realizes that their message is not going to stop people from copying anything on the site (not that I'd ever want to).</p> http://old.atsmath.com/blog/using-javascript-evil-instead-good#comments Javascript Popups Rant The internet Wed, 24 Sep 2008 20:13:45 +0000 Smath 6579 at http://old.atsmath.com