Many sites include legitimate javascripts that allow visitors to easily add a page to their "Favourites" by clicking on a link. A script to achieve this would look like something along lines of:

======================================================================= SAMPLE Legitimate "BOOKMARKING" SCRIPT:

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This script should work well in most 4+ browsers. It is as simple as I could make it, and was put together using a number of free scripts available as a reference. There are many other scripts available that allow for use of images and status bar text.

In this script:

- When Netscape is detected, it only displays a message suggesting that visitor uses Ctrl+D command to bookmark page and scripting will not appear in source code of page.

- In Internet Explorer, it will add your homepage to this visitor's "Favorites" from any page in site - along with a custom description you specify in script.

- Other types of javascript enabled browsers will only display suggestion to bookmark (no keyboard commands as this can vary browser to browser), and script will not be displayed in source code.

Unfortunately, some companies do not use ethical methods to gain a valued place in a visitors Favorites or bookmarks.

On visiting a web design resource site other day via a search engine link, my anti-virus program jumped up and alerted me with following:

A chromeless popup window is one that doesn't show browsers menu or tool bar, but does retain title bar (for easy closing). Some visitors have so many options on their tool bars that they take up over a quarter of screen height!

Chromeless popup windows are a great way to deliver list information and extra help for filling in forms without bogging down your pages.

There are many scripts available for creating popups, but sometimes you'll just want something simple that won't require you to incorporate 100 lines of JavaScript!

This particular chromeless popup window procedure will work in Netscape and IE Versions 4+. It will create a link activated window of a fixed size, but will allow for scrollbars if necessary.

To view a demo, click on "20 second site survey" link on right hand menu of our home page:

http://wwww.tamingthebeast.net

INSTRUCTIONS:

First, create and save a standard page with information you wish to be displayed in popup window. The elements should be placed within a table structure. Suggested width of table: around 330 - 350 pixels.

And if you want to create a "Close this Window" statement in page:

Close this window< d>

If you choose not to include this snippet, visitors will still be able to close window via popup window title bar controls.

Second, script to launch chromeless popup window. Copy and paste this into HTML (between and tags) of page you wish to launch popup from (change properties in capital letters to suit):