Determine if user has pop-up blocker on Flex

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My application pops up help windows outside of Flex on several occasions. I need to warn the user to allow pop ups from my app if they have the pop-up blocker on.

Does anyone know how to determine this from inside of Flex and then how to have the browser pop up the "allow pop ups from this site" thing after that?

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 31 '11 at 22:44

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I'd use Flex's External interface in conjunction with one of the JavaScript answers.

http://learn.adobe.com/wiki/display/Flex/External+Interface

answered Mar 31 '11 at 22:44

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score 1 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 11:47

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I would use javascript to check for popup blockers and pass the result to Flex. Here's a similar question that may help.

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answered Mar 31 '11 at 22:17

Jason Towne

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Is there a way to call javascript from inside flex and then back? – Craig Mar 31 '11 at 22:38

score -1 · Answer 3 · answered Mar 31 '11 at 22:17

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To tell you the truth, I am not a Flex expert, by any means, but if you are not using Flex's built-in dialog tools, I would recommend using jQueryUI. You can do anything from simple alerts, to complex HTML forms, and even externally loaded pages, if you want.

The jQueryUI has their own built-in dialog tools, which does not trip the browser's pop-up blocker.

answered Mar 31 '11 at 22:17

Oliver Spryn

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This is 100% not an option. This is a flex project, not an html/js project. – Craig Mar 31 '11 at 22:36

Determine if user has pop-up blocker on Flex

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