close tab click interception

[Alan Baxter]

open the link below in a second tab.
click the red x on the tab to close the tab.
your click will be intercepted.
focus will be stolen.
popup will occur.
bad.
noscript save us from this evil.

Porn spam link removed

NoScript blocks the popup.

@notspamer:
Do not post any more spammy-looking links, porn or otherwise.

[notspamer]

NoScript blocks the popup.

No it doesn't. At least here it doesn't, not with it's options as they are configured here; e.g., "Temporarily allow top-level sites by default"

Someone should poll how users configure NoScript. Blanket claims like "NoScript blocks the popup" are neither helpful nor solutions, if they do not apply to NoScript as configured by a meaningful portion of the user base.

Yes, the link was spammy; I got diverted to it by the same methods it used. It was easier to use it to demonstrate its methods, than the series of events that took me to it, however.

[Grumpy Old Lady]

NoScript blocks the popup.

No it doesn't. At least here it doesn't, not with it's options as they are configured here; e.g., "Temporarily allow top-level sites by default"

Someone should poll how users configure NoScript. Blanket claims like "NoScript blocks the popup" are neither helpful nor solutions, if they do not apply to NoScript as configured by a meaningful portion of the user base.

There's a limit to how much hand-holding any developer or support worker can do; the documentation makes it clear that allowing TL sites by default is not recommended - and is disabled by default.
http://noscript.net/features
Sorry I don't have any more time for a pointless point-score and I'm sorry you found out the hard way that the documentation really is helpful.

[guest]

the documentation makes it clear that allowing TL sites by default is not recommended - and is disabled by default.

Configuration issue is one of usability. Otherwise: "Does NoScript make Firefox safer? Sure. Is it worth the hassle? No." http://www.computerworld.com.au/article ... ions_avoid