While exploring various websites

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While exploring various websites, sometimes a window will open that has no
toolbar, etc. at the top. Why do such windows exist?
 
On Tue, 3 Jun 2008 14:49:00 -0700, b11_
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>While exploring various websites, sometimes a window will open that has no
>toolbar, etc. at the top. Why do such windows exist?

They're for people who don't like toolbars clutterning up their view.
 
b11_735677 Wrote:
> While exploring various websites, sometimes a window will open that has
> no
> toolbar, etc. at the top. Why do such windows exist?

These "Addressbar-less", "Toolbar-less" and "Menu-less" windows are
programmed by website developers, and are used for various reasons.

However, since the release of Internet Explorer 7, website developers
can no longer hide the address bar, even if they wanted to. This helps
to prevent "phishing" sites from faking known legitimate sites...


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>>
>> While exploring various websites, sometimes a window will open that has
>> no
>> toolbar, etc. at the top. Why do such windows exist?
>
> These "Addressbar-less", "Toolbar-less" and "Menu-less" windows are
> programmed by website developers, and are used for various reasons.

It's done with javascript.

> However, since the release of Internet Explorer 7, website developers
> can no longer hide the address bar, even if they wanted to. This helps
> to prevent "phishing" sites from faking known legitimate sites...

You can still make popup windows without address bars using javascript,
although most probably not ones containing links or server-side scripts.
I'll try making ones with text in them, to see if that is possible.

I used javascript for this page's popup windows.
http://synapse.quicksytes.com/pages/welding.html

The windows close when they are clicked away from, but that is just because
I wanted them to do so.

ss.
 
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