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Mar 5, 2014 | 7:54 pm

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Loren Pechtel

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Originally Posted by nkedel

If you switch popups to only show in new tabs (requires a bit of about:config editing, or using the Tab Mix Plus extension) this eliminates some of the more obtrusive flashing.

Has the added bonus of keeping windows tidy -- although it's a matter of taste, I prefer even having wanted pop-ups going to new tabs rather than whole new windows.

Sounds good.

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NoScript can be very, very handy for these things, although I find it necessary to run it in blacklist-only mode (whitelist would be more secure, but is too intrusive.)

I had figured it was too intrusive (I use too many sites that actually need their scripts) but if it's got a blacklist mode that sounds good. Another extension to install.

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