Re: Chromeless popups (was: Reason 3.14159x10^8 to hate firefox)

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From: David King
Subject: Re: Chromeless popups (was: Reason 3.14159x10^8 to hate firefox)
Date: 00:49 on 20 Oct 2006
>> What's hateful is that there's no easy way to override this from
>> the UI -- sometimes, whatever the script writer's opinion, *I*
>> want the UI elements, and I want a button somewhere obvious on
>> such windows that gives me back all of the browser chrome, no
>> questions asked.
> So you want the ability open up a new window without the familiar
> interface, that has an intuitive element to return the interface.
> I think our ideas of intuitve and obvious diverged somewhere in the
> woods.  (Although any sort of bone would be better than the current
> situation).

The Mac title-bar lozenge actually does this, it allows you to open a  
window without a toolbar or other application controls, and to get  
them back. Maybe browsers and popups could use something like it?

Not that there aren't reasons to hate it, but it does do what you're  
asking for

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