DrDoc
msg:600062 | 7:36 pm on Nov 19, 2003 (gmt 0) |
You can use onunload if you make a change to your popup function and all links. exited = 0;
function popup() {
if(exited) {... }
} <body onunload="popup()"> <a href="internal.html" onclick="exited=0">Internal link</a>
<a href="http://www.example.com" onclick="exited=1">External link</a>
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joshuaip
msg:600063 | 11:51 am on Nov 20, 2003 (gmt 0) |
I am already using the onunload function but that still pops a window if the user visits any other link on the page...and also if they come back and go again ...
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rpking
msg:600064 | 11:59 am on Nov 20, 2003 (gmt 0) |
The important thing about DrDoc's example is the onclick parameter. This sets a flag which determines whether the link is internal or external. This prevents the popup appearing as users navigate through your site.
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joshuaip
msg:600065 | 8:06 am on Nov 21, 2003 (gmt 0) |
so i just write all the links I have on the page into that script? Is there a shorter version? Im trying to obvoiusly keep page size down?
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DrDoc
msg:600066 | 3:09 pm on Nov 21, 2003 (gmt 0) |
No, you just add an onclick attribute to your links... ...
<script type="text/javascript">
exited = 0;
function popup() {
if(exited) {...}
}
</script>
</head>
<body onunload="popup()">
<a href="internal.html" onclick="exited=0">Internal link</a>
<a href="http://www.example.com" onclick="exited=1">External link</a>
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hemebond
msg:600067 | 3:14 am on Dec 4, 2003 (gmt 0) |
Or, don't use popups on unLoad. Poeple will hate you for it. If you want people to sign up to a newletter, put something on your website. Don't spam them.
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DrDoc
msg:600068 | 3:17 am on Dec 4, 2003 (gmt 0) |
Welcome to Webmaster World, hemebond! There's nothing wrong with using popups -- depending on how you use them. But I'm sure you realize that too, that there are good and bad uses. In this case... Well, I won't go there ;)
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asquithea
msg:600069 | 9:45 am on Dec 4, 2003 (gmt 0) |
... but I will. 1) joshuaip, as a visitor to your site, I wouldn't see your pop-up unless I'd explicitly allowed it. Nor would most users of a non-Microsoft browser. When the next version (or service pack) of Internet Explorer comes out, neither will most Microsoft users. So, there's not a lot of point wasting your time on this now. 2) A number of surveys have been done that show users hate popups. We're talking 90%+ here, and some users will avoid your site as a consequence. A mac site [lowendmac.com] came up first when I searched about this topic, but it looks pretty typical. 3) Adding scripts to your pages will make them larger, load and run slower, make them more fragile, and increase your maintenance workload. They also won't work in some browsers, since some users disable some annoying aspects of Javascript (this can easily be done in Mozilla Firebird), or disable it altogether. YouDonkey.com [youdonkey.com] has an article about 10 Easy Steps to lose your customers [youdonkey.com], which repeats common knowledge but is still worth a look. Ironically, the page contains some scripting that prevented me from using a mouse-gesture to navigate back to Google. They just lost my custom, and I only looked at one page. To summarize, I think it's a bad idea, though others may beg to differ. Provide a link that people can click to subscribe -- even with a pop-up window (onclick) if you like -- but don't force it onto users.
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Hawkgirl
msg:600070 | 11:03 am on Dec 4, 2003 (gmt 0) |
I've done an exit popup the way DrDoc described them here and it worked really well. Hemebond and Asquithea, you guys might want to check out some of these threads debating the merits of popups. Lots of good arguments to be found here: [webmasterworld.com...]
[webmasterworld.com...]
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