opening a new window & pop up stoppers

[DoubleV]

i'm thinking of having new window open when a link is clicked, but i am not sure if it would work on a computer with pop up stoppers on it.

do pop up stopper disable any kind of pop up windows - the ones that open onLoad etc as well as the ones that open with javascript? as far as I know, browsers where this feature is built in (opera etc) will still open those windows, but what about the pop up stoppers that can be loaded separately on your computer?

the pop up winodw is not gonna be for ads, spamming or anything like that. we just want to show a really big image so that more details can be seen. though we're rebuilding the site, i'm gonna use the same js script liek i have on this page: http://www.nimlok.com/us/nimlink_des.htm
anybody with a pop up stopper - can you try clicking on the exhibit image (it's supposed to open up a new window witha big image)?

[Spookster]

I think it would depend on the kind of popup blocker. I imagine some will block all window.open commands where as others may just block ones during the loading of the page.

In either case there is no way around it so if a popup window is essential to the functionality of your site then you should probably put a note somewhere explaining that to the visitor.

[Vladdy]

Originally posted by DoubleV
i'm thinking of having new window open when a link is clicked, <snip />
don't :thumbsup:

[DoubleV]

:D @ Vladdy

with the layout we're going for, pop up really seems like the best solution ( http://nimlok.com/new_site/final/tradeshow-exhibits/custom-modular/index.php?category=7 )
what about a regular link with target=_blank ?