some web pages force themselves in front of all other windows

[Albert Oppenheimer]

Sometimes I'll give IE a URL to read, then I switch to another window to do
something else while the web page is loading. Then I'll go back later to
read the web page. But some web pages interrupt what I'm doing by forcing
the IE window in front of the window I'm actively using. Sometimes the web
page has just started loading and is nowhere near finished, but it
interrupts me anyway. If I switch back to the other window, sometimes it
will force itself to the front again.

Is there some way to prevent web pages from doing this?

Thanks,
Allie

 

[Ted Zieglar]

Meta-refresh is a legitimate method of automatically refreshing a web page
to show you updated information. It's also used to redirect you to the
correct web page when a URL you are trying to reach has been replaced with
another.

Unfortunately, some web pages abuse this feature as a way to keep you
focused on their page, as opposed to other web pages you may be reading.
Years ago this was widely done, but eventually it was dropped by responsible
web sites owing to widespead hatred of this tactic. Most of the websites
that still do this are not reputable or not worth your time.

There are two ways to stop this: You can disable meta-refresh in your
browser, but this disables it for all web pages, including those where you
need to have it. Or you can find third-party software that disables
meta-refresh on a site by site basis.

Personally, I rarely come across web pages that do this. Most web pages that
still do this are come from undesirable websites that are blocked by my ad
blocking/pop-up blocking/anti-spyware etc. filtering software. Anything else
gets sent to the Restricted Sires zone.

 

[Albert Oppenheimer]

You seem to be talking about something other than what I asked about.

I am not talking about web pages that automatically replace their content
with updated information. And I am not talking about pop-up advertising.

Just in case meta-refresh was somehow involved, I disabled it (thanks for
telling me where this setting is), closed all my browser windows, and tried
it out. It made no difference.

An example of a web page that does this is the Chinese-English dictionary at
cb.kingsoft.com. It never loads new information automatically. When you
enter an English word, it loads a page containing possible equivalents in
Chinese -- and if you've switched to another window while it's loading, it
pops itself back on top.

 

[Ted Zieglar]

How about asking the website's webmaster for help?