RE: [WSG] Browser hijacking for usability

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Not to mention you’re talking IE/Win only which is a dwindling market.   Sounds worse than ActiveX to me J   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Scott Swabey (Lafinboy Productions) Sent: 18 July 2005 12:00 To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org Subject: RE: [WSG] Browser hijacking for usability   Jamie Mason >> I've been thinking about whether it would help to automatically fix these problems by using registry keys, for example.     Ask the question of yourself - if you were instructed by a website to run a file that changed registry settings on your pc, would you do it?   However appealing the idea may sound, and however easy it makes things for your users, messing with the registry is a risky business at the best of times. I would assume that 99.99% of users wouldn't touch it.   Regards ____________________________________ Scott Swabey General Manager Lafinboy Productions :: website design :: website development :: graphic design e  [EMAIL PROTECTED] t   +61 (0)415 193 126 w  www.lafinboy.com -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sent: Monday, 18 July 2005 8:34 PM To: 'wsg@webstandardsgroup.org' Subject: [WSG] Browser hijacking for usability   Hi All, I've had an idea recently I wanted to ask about, as it's slightly shady, but I think it has some value. I'm near the end of a redesign and am working on the help section currently, there's some troubleshooting advice on pop-ups, which although don't really apply anymore due to my removing them and/or using accessible popup code, am keeping the articles for... ... ----- start contents of a registry file ------ REGEDIT4 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\New Windows\Allow\] "*.yourdomainaddress.com"=hex: ----- end contents of a registry file ------   ...Would add your site to the allow list for pop ups in ie. This and other browsing problems could potentially be fixed very easily.   I like this because users just run the file and they're away, but I'm cringing in the same way you probably are when reading..it all feels a bit shady doesn't it? What do you think?   Jamie Mason: Design // Skysports.com <http://www.skysports.com/> , Central House, Beckwith Knowle, Otley Road, Harrogate, HG3 1UF