"Alexander Pánek" <alexander.pa...@brainsware.org> wrote in message news:gvm3qh$1ld...@digitalmars.com... > grauzone wrote: >> Alexander Pánek wrote: >>> grauzone wrote: >>>> Alexander Pánek wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Look mah, JS and Flash combined in shiny modal windows: >>>>> >>>>> http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/05/27/modal-windows-in-modern-web-design/ >>>>> >>>>> No, I really don't want to torture you. Well, maybe a little. :P >>>> >>>> Oh god... why... >>> >>> *snip* >>> >>> "The modal window has many advantages. For example, when a modal window >>> contains a smaller element, the user doesn't need to load an entirely >>> new page just to access it (another way to achieve the same effect is >>> e.g. by using AJAX-based tabs). By providing modal windows, you improve >>> the usability of your website. Having to load pages over and over will >>> annoy most users, so avoiding that is definitely a good thing. Modal >>> windows also allow you to save space by getting rid of large elements >>> that don't need to be on the main page. For example, rather than putting >>> a full video on a page, you can just provide a link, thumbnail or button >>> of some sort." >> >> Yeah, I read that. I want to smash him to pieces. > > Why? I don't get it. Why is there so much hate and anger about it in the > air? Srsly, this whole topic is just completely overrated. It's just the > internet. ffs man.
Because they're like pop-up windows, except they actually manage to be worse. Unlike traditional pop-ups, which are already bad enough: - They're modal - They aren't blocked by pop-up blocking software - They sometimes include completely useless, interface-delaying animations.