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How to block new generation of pop ups and "pop ins."

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loondance
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There seems to have been a sea change in website design lately. In particular there appears to be a new generation of pop up windows that appear after a certain amount of time has elapsed or when one scrolls far enough down on the page. Many are designed to "pop in" from the sides; these ones usually slide into view almost as an animation.

I have pop up blocking enabled in FF and I have tried a couple of add-ons but I am not able to defeat these "features." Any advice is appreciated.

There seems to have been a sea change in website design lately. In particular there appears to be a new generation of pop up windows that appear after a certain amount of time has elapsed or when one scrolls far enough down on the page. Many are designed to "pop in" from the sides; these ones usually slide into view almost as an animation. I have pop up blocking enabled in FF and I have tried a couple of add-ons but I am not able to defeat these "features." Any advice is appreciated.

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Sorry, those "slide ins" aren't related to "popup" windows or "pop-under" windows. That type of display is done thru HTML5 coding. Not sure how that can be stopped, but they are sure aggravating.

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Sorry, those "slide ins" aren't related to "popup" windows or "pop-under" windows. That type of display is done thru HTML5 coding. Not sure how that can be stopped, but they are sure aggravating.

loondance
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They are actively driving me off of some sites. I can't believe anyone would re-implement this "feature" after so many people opted out by using popup blockers in the past. Thanks for the info though. Cheers.