Annoying webpage feature. Pages spring forward
I've noticed that more and more webpages are starting to take control after they load by springing forward. Even in a tab based browser the site still takes over. Amazon has done this for a while and now gmail has just started to do this.
I freakin' HATE this feature!
What is it called? I want to flame both the amazon and gmail webmasters daily so that they know what annoyance they've caused me. I don't like automated stuff like this usurping my control. I don't think it can be turned off either but I'm open to any suggestions.
I freakin' HATE this feature!
What is it called? I want to flame both the amazon and gmail webmasters daily so that they know what annoyance they've caused me. I don't like automated stuff like this usurping my control. I don't think it can be turned off either but I'm open to any suggestions.
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The code itself if pretty simple: window.self.focus(); - which, as you can guess, gives focus to the current window.
Originally posted by Aquatic
Those controls should be in Safari! I hate this too murch! My school's web page does it! So I see it daily. Very annoying.
Thanks Aquatic and others. This is definitely an annoying feature. I've had it focus new windows to the front causing me to close the wrong window.
I'll look for a fix for browsers.
Do they really believe that it adds much of anything or that it's NOT really annoying? whatever happened to the days of good, old-fashioned heterosexual wedd...I mean webpages...