Question: How do I get Firefox to allow some pop-ups to be in front of my browser window? I know that it's a feature of the pop-up blocker to put pop-ups underneath the initial browser window, but what if I want a pop-up to be on top?\n\nExample: in the case of a store where I click on an link to get a close-up view of a product and it opens the window behind everything - which is annoying.

Answer: I'm not sure how you've got your Firefox set up. It may be just the default settings we're dealing with here, or it might even be the result of a funky extension causing some issues. Either way, though, I'm going to tell you how I've got my browser set up to handle links that open in a new window (e.g. pop-ups). Of course it's first important to distinguish that these pop-ups you describe are the good pop-ups. I mean you probably still want Firefox to block the JavaScript pop-ups from showing. No problem, however, because my method won't bother those settings! So, deep breath. Here we go.\n\nFirst, read up on editing your user.js file at [1]. Next, download and place the following file from [2] in your profile folder. Make sure Firefox is closed when doing this. Now, open FF again.\n\nLastly, go to Tools -> Options and then select the Tabs panel. You should be able to see a setting that says "Force links that open new windows to open in:". Make sure the option is set to "a new tab" and you're reading to roll.\n\nSo, let us know how you get on. Good luck.
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