215100 - block unrequested popup windows does not work.

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 101190

(SeaMonkey :: General, defect)

Description

[Steve]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Win98; en-US; rv:1.4) Gecko/20030624
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Win98; en-US; rv:1.4) Gecko/20030624

The "block unrequested popup windows" works terrible, it either blocks all
popups when selected or if not selected blocks none.  It never blocks only
unrequested popups. 

Test case 
http://www.thegroveofanaheim.com/

Click any show name on the right, 

javascript:openwindow('shows/show_popup.asp?ShowID=35')

If popup blocking of unrequested popups is selected nothing happens. 
If play a sound is selected no sound plays, popup is still blocked.
If popup blocking of unrequested windows is not selected site functions OK. But
the idea of being able to block "unrequested" popups is great, and the idea of
playing a sound or other alert is great as well.  

However if I clicked a link that is hardly an unrequested popup.  

This makes Mozilla unuseable as sites are designed.  We want to be in control.
With IE we have no control, if a web designer wants to send us 30 popup windows
there is nothing that we can do.  With Mozilla we are supposed to be in control.
But it is not reasonable to have to muck with the preferences in Mozilla to
allow popups that clearly should be allowed, since I clicked the link. 

This is broken.  I would guess it affects all windows releases, most likely all
releases.  

Windows 98
Mozilla 1.4
Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Win98; en-US; rv:1.4) Gecko/20030624

Why is this in XP APS?

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. http://www.thegroveofanaheim.com/
2. Click any show link on right.
3. If popup blocking is selected nothing happens
4. Disabling popup blocking results in desireable popup caused by clicking link
5. I also get undesired popups at the same time. 


Actual Results:  
Nothing happens, the site is non functional. 

Expected Results:  
Allowed popups that are the result of my click, blocked unrequested ones like
the settings imply.

Comment 1

[Alfonso Martinez]

it works fine for me, winXP, Mozilla 1.4

Can you please try with a new profile?

Comment 2

[Steve]

I made a new profile and tried it. Seems the same. 
It still blocks all popups. 
Or none as selected. 

Any further testing you would like performed? 

Comment 3

[Larry Gilbert]

I'm afraid I can't reproduce this problem on this site, either.

For the record, I am using the current 1.5 beta on Windows 98 SE:
Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Win98; en-US; rv:1.5b) Gecko/20030827

(Note to bug stewards: should this go under "XP Apps" instead of "Browser-General"?)

Comment 4

[Steve]

This function still does not work for me. 

I was getting atdmt ad popups repeatedly when browsing 
http://www.ajc.com/opinion/content/opinion/luckovich/2003/101503.html

And on 
http://cherylhines.com/
I got multiple popups.  Blocking popups works, but the sounds do not play when
popups are blocked.  

I realize this works for some people, I have two computers with mozilla and this
functions same on both. Or does not function. 
The google toolbar popup blocker works fine on IE 5.5 or above, what does it
take for the google toolbar to be useable on Mozilla?  

Windows 98 SR2
Mozilla 1.5b
Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Win98; en-US; rv:1.5b) Gecko/20030808

Comment 5

[Steve Chapel]

Clicking the link doesn't work for me until the page is fully loaded using
Mozilla 2003121608 on Windows 98. This is bug 101190.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 101190 ***