Details
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Type:
Improvement
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Status:
Closed
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Priority:
P2
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Resolution: Fixed
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Fix Version/s: Client > Heidi
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Component/s: Web Browser
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Labels:None
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Severity:Major
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Version:1.0.3.17064
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Operating System:Boxee Box
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Number of attachments:0
Description
if there are any popup's in the website you are browsing via boxee browser, the popup is being made as the main focus and the underlying main page is not accessible.
if there is a way to disable/enable pop up during the time of browsing , it will be helpful .
another option is to catch and list all the popup's resulted from a webpage and let the user choose which popup he wants to actually access.(this method will be useful if a new page is being opened upon clicking of some link on a page)
if there is a way to disable/enable pop up during the time of browsing , it will be helpful .
another option is to catch and list all the popup's resulted from a webpage and let the user choose which popup he wants to actually access.(this method will be useful if a new page is being opened upon clicking of some link on a page)
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Paul St George
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I fully support this request, it is challenging to browse with popups taking a priority on screen as well as flash ads
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Paul St George
added a comment - I fully support this request, it is challenging to browse with popups taking a priority on screen as well as flash ads
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Vamsi Krishna
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Yes this is a very bugging issue with boxee browser which can make a fantastic browsing experience if resolved.
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Vamsi Krishna
added a comment - Yes this is a very bugging issue with boxee browser which can make a fantastic browsing experience if resolved.
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DST
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Totally a problem and personally I feel Boxee dropped the ball on this one! A web browser with no pop up or security?? Come on! or even a option of using the same browser I'm using on my pc! like add it to my app list on the Boxee, you got my vote and hopefully they come up with a fix soon cause I will Def return this product Future Shop told me a few lies when I purchased this Beta version of Internet TV..
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DST
added a comment - Totally a problem and personally I feel Boxee dropped the ball on this one! A web browser with no pop up or security?? Come on! or even a option of using the same browser I'm using on my pc! like add it to my app list on the Boxee, you got my vote and hopefully they come up with a fix soon cause I will Def return this product Future Shop told me a few lies when I purchased this Beta version of Internet TV..
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David Newsum
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I find this soooooo annoying that pop ups take over and become the main page in the browser. I live outside the US and Europe were TV companies don't put there content online so I have to use certain "unofficial" sources and they all use pop up adverts. This means I can't access any of the sites or programs as the pop up becomes the main window. It has rendered my Boxee Box useless to me. Please add tab browsing, the option to block pop ups or a warning to ask if the user wants the pop to become the main screen which might be useful rather than just blocking pop ups as some sites the video may be a pop-up. These would solve this issue and should be fairly easy to implement. Or Boxee Box could simply allow the installation of a 3rd party browser app.
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David Newsum
added a comment - I find this soooooo annoying that pop ups take over and become the main page in the browser. I live outside the US and Europe were TV companies don't put there content online so I have to use certain "unofficial" sources and they all use pop up adverts. This means I can't access any of the sites or programs as the pop up becomes the main window. It has rendered my Boxee Box useless to me. Please add tab browsing, the option to block pop ups or a warning to ask if the user wants the pop to become the main screen which might be useful rather than just blocking pop ups as some sites the video may be a pop-up. These would solve this issue and should be fairly easy to implement. Or Boxee Box could simply allow the installation of a 3rd party browser app.
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Peter Sztur
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The issue is... I watch live-streams of legitimate esports, and many of the websites have pop-up advertisement. Just as I am about to load the wonderful video that Boxee is going to play, a pop-up will automatically force the browser to another page... The worst part is, if the return button would actually work from getting out of the pop-up, it wouldn't be so bad... Please either fix the fact that pop-up forces the browser to view the page, or fix the fact that the "return" button doesn't work after a pop-up changes the page.
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Peter Sztur
added a comment - The issue is... I watch live-streams of legitimate esports, and many of the websites have pop-up advertisement. Just as I am about to load the wonderful video that Boxee is going to play, a pop-up will automatically force the browser to another page... The worst part is, if the return button would actually work from getting out of the pop-up, it wouldn't be so bad... Please either fix the fact that pop-up forces the browser to view the page, or fix the fact that the "return" button doesn't work after a pop-up changes the page.
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Michele Oxlade
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Please please please fix this. I live in Canada and Netflix's movie selection is terrible here. I would love to be able to watch project free tv from my Boxee but the pop-ups prevent this. The reason I got the Boxee is because I do not enjoy watching movies on my laptop and prefer to watch them on my tv. Again please find a way to fix this.
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Michele Oxlade
added a comment - Please please please fix this. I live in Canada and Netflix's movie selection is terrible here. I would love to be able to watch project free tv from my Boxee but the pop-ups prevent this. The reason I got the Boxee is because I do not enjoy watching movies on my laptop and prefer to watch them on my tv. Again please find a way to fix this.
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Shay Zuker [Boxee]
added a comment - Guys, please add examples that demonstrate the problems
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David Newsum
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An example would be try using http://www.fastpasstv.eu/. Search for anything. follow the links through to the video hosting sites that they give you (i.e. http://www.wisevid.com/gate-way?v=0t3J55tqxuc4) and all the sites have pop ups that then become the main page and takes over the browser, you then can't see the video or navigate to it in anyway. I hope this is a good enough example to see the problem.
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David Newsum
added a comment - An example would be try using http://www.fastpasstv.eu/ . Search for anything. follow the links through to the video hosting sites that they give you (i.e. http://www.wisevid.com/gate-way?v=0t3J55tqxuc4) and all the sites have pop ups that then become the main page and takes over the browser, you then can't see the video or navigate to it in anyway. I hope this is a good enough example to see the problem.
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Sagi Levanon
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Indeed, an annoying problem. How many times did I accidentally clicked on a google ad and had to navigate back....
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Sagi Levanon
added a comment - Indeed, an annoying problem. How many times did I accidentally clicked on a google ad and had to navigate back....
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Will
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@Joel, Tabs are NOT doable, sadly:
"Browser runs as software and not hardware accelerated. At this moment, the software is too weak to support this."
Source: http://jira.boxee.tv/browse/BOXEE-7938?focusedCommentId=35999&page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel#comment-35999
"Browser runs as software and not hardware accelerated. At this moment, the software is too weak to support this."
Source: http://jira.boxee.tv/browse/BOXEE-7938?focusedCommentId=35999&page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel#comment-35999
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Will
added a comment - @Joel, Tabs are NOT doable, sadly:
"Browser runs as software and not hardware accelerated. At this moment, the software is too weak to support this."
Source: http://jira.boxee.tv/browse/BOXEE-7938?focusedCommentId=35999&page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel#comment-35999
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Omer Alpern [Boxee]
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As mentioned above,
once the "pop-up" ad is in the a new tab, the browser is directed to the new popped tab instead of the original window.
once the "pop-up" ad is in the a new tab, the browser is directed to the new popped tab instead of the original window.
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Omer Alpern [Boxee]
added a comment - As mentioned above,
once the "pop-up" ad is in the a new tab, the browser is directed to the new popped tab instead of the original window.
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Omer Alpern [Boxee]
added a comment - Reproduced 1.1.2.19250
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sanjeevnuts
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Please fix this issue. For example, if a browser creates a fullscreen popup in Windows, it can be closed with Alt+F4.
A similar shortcut can be provided for the Boxee Browser running on the Boxee Box. Closing this window would (hopefully) lead back to the original window with the streaming player.
Another example of such a site is www.muft.tv
With fullscreen popups, most of the videos on this site are not watchable. The ones that do no generate popups work well.
A similar shortcut can be provided for the Boxee Browser running on the Boxee Box. Closing this window would (hopefully) lead back to the original window with the streaming player.
Another example of such a site is www.muft.tv
With fullscreen popups, most of the videos on this site are not watchable. The ones that do no generate popups work well.
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sanjeevnuts
added a comment - Please fix this issue. For example, if a browser creates a fullscreen popup in Windows, it can be closed with Alt+F4.
A similar shortcut can be provided for the Boxee Browser running on the Boxee Box. Closing this window would (hopefully) lead back to the original window with the streaming player.
Another example of such a site is www.muft.tv
With fullscreen popups, most of the videos on this site are not watchable. The ones that do no generate popups work well.
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Alexander Balhuizen
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This is a very us full feature for the browser which is needed when there are no available apps for these kind of Internet streams.
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Alexander Balhuizen
added a comment - This is a very us full feature for the browser which is needed when there are no available apps for these kind of Internet streams.
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mark gaskins
added a comment - PLEASE FIX THISSSSSSS
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Greg Danylchenko
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No question, this is a significant issue that affects the very usability of the browser. The need for a fix can not be minimized.
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Greg Danylchenko
added a comment - No question, this is a significant issue that affects the very usability of the browser. The need for a fix can not be minimized.
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Aaron De Vries
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yeah I've been wanting to sign into and use turntable.fm on the boxee box, but it requires facebook login (an extra popup widnow to sign in), would love this to be implemented
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Aaron De Vries
added a comment - yeah I've been wanting to sign into and use turntable.fm on the boxee box, but it requires facebook login (an extra popup widnow to sign in), would love this to be implemented
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Yes, I have same problem with pop up. Very frustrating using this browser
When I click link to play MegaVideo, the browser focus moves to the Popup, and I loose the MegaVideo screen, when I press browser back button, I'm again on the MegaVideo Link screen, and it asks me to click again, and the cycle goes on and on..
When I click link to play MegaVideo, the browser focus moves to the Popup, and I loose the MegaVideo screen, when I press browser back button, I'm again on the MegaVideo Link screen, and it asks me to click again, and the cycle goes on and on..
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Mohammad Abbas
added a comment - - edited Yes, I have same problem with pop up. Very frustrating using this browser
When I click link to play MegaVideo, the browser focus moves to the Popup, and I loose the MegaVideo screen, when I press browser back button, I'm again on the MegaVideo Link screen, and it asks me to click again, and the cycle goes on and on..
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martin Reichert
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same here, can't work or having fun with Boxee.. the browser is most important for me to watch movies like megavideo oder justin.TV.. Popu-ps like hell, no chance to start the movie :-(
This story ends here, i will use my Macbook Air with HDMi Adapter and all this have a end. Boxee is trying to make a little internet computer, but with all this borders (no perfect apps, Boxee freezing, soooo slow in navigation), let's use a real computer and your entertainment dream comes true :-p
This story ends here, i will use my Macbook Air with HDMi Adapter and all this have a end. Boxee is trying to make a little internet computer, but with all this borders (no perfect apps, Boxee freezing, soooo slow in navigation), let's use a real computer and your entertainment dream comes true :-p
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martin Reichert
added a comment - same here, can't work or having fun with Boxee.. the browser is most important for me to watch movies like megavideo oder justin.TV.. Popu-ps like hell, no chance to start the movie :-(
This story ends here, i will use my Macbook Air with HDMi Adapter and all this have a end. Boxee is trying to make a little internet computer, but with all this borders (no perfect apps, Boxee freezing, soooo slow in navigation), let's use a real computer and your entertainment dream comes true :-p
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Yannick Bisson
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Very frustrating problems. Find a way to choose which window to focus. Would improve greatly the browser experience and make a lot of boxeee users happy.
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Yannick Bisson
added a comment - Very frustrating problems. Find a way to choose which window to focus. Would improve greatly the browser experience and make a lot of boxeee users happy.
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chris dale
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This is a hot topic for alot of my friends, myself included, as there are shows that Boxxe users watch that are NOT included in the boxee box content. Usage of additional windows that can be opened and closed like a regular windows browser would suffice allowing that pop up to go elsewhere rather than overtaking the main veiwing window.. Would greatly appreciate a solution to this problem.
Thanks for all your time and effort team!!
Thanks for all your time and effort team!!
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chris dale
added a comment - This is a hot topic for alot of my friends, myself included, as there are shows that Boxxe users watch that are NOT included in the boxee box content. Usage of additional windows that can be opened and closed like a regular windows browser would suffice allowing that pop up to go elsewhere rather than overtaking the main veiwing window.. Would greatly appreciate a solution to this problem.
Thanks for all your time and effort team!!
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Alex Measures
added a comment - Another vote that this is a big issue...
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saar benodiz
added a comment - Please fix that!!!
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Thomas Daly [Boxee]
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Is there any progress on the solution for this? (modal window asking user if they'd like to open or dismiss a popup)
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Thomas Daly [Boxee]
added a comment - Is there any progress on the solution for this? (modal window asking user if they'd like to open or dismiss a popup)
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Brian Coverstone
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I would like to see this as well. It is going to have to be addressed sooner or later.
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Brian Coverstone
added a comment - I would like to see this as well. It is going to have to be addressed sooner or later.
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Shay Zuker [Boxee]
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fixed - the user will be asked whether she wants to load the popup site or stay with the current one.
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Shay Zuker [Boxee]
added a comment - fixed - the user will be asked whether she wants to load the popup site or stay with the current one.
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Jean-Philippe Chenel
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Shay Zuker, how we can apply this update? It will be available on the next firmware release or we can update it now? Thank
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Jean-Philippe Chenel
added a comment - Shay Zuker, how we can apply this update? It will be available on the next firmware release or we can update it now? Thank
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Aaron De Vries
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I think Heidi is 1.5, it should be on that release (just guessing ..)
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Aaron De Vries
added a comment - I think Heidi is 1.5, it should be on that release (just guessing ..)
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Rafael Mizrahi [Boxee]
added a comment - closed. verified using 1.5.0.22642
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