Re: Pop-up windows, good or bad?

James Hutton wrote:
I've completely rewritten a site that has a table of 60ish club venues giving contact details and addresses. I originally had the addresses set to create a pop-up window with a google map giving directions to the venue etc.

On rewriting the site, I've now got the maps to open in the same window. The clients say they prefer the original method, yet with the proliferation of pop-up blockers etc this may cause problems in the future.

I also note that the general concensus of opinion is that unwanted pop-ups are bad, so should I continue with pop-up maps, but ecxplicitly state "this link will open a pop-up window" or words to that effect.

Been argued to death. You cannot go wrong by your current method and your users have have to option to open in a new window or tab with right-click or ctrl-clicking your links...


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