Keys That Click - Minding your own design business and other observations

Posted in Web, on May 11th, 2010 by Carlos.

File this one under “things I wanted to do, but never got around to, and then someone beat me to it”. Free The Foxes is a lightweight script that detects the browser that your web visitors are using and gives them a popup if they are using a sub-standard browser. I’ve loaded the script onto the Keys That Click site, so users running IE6 and IE7 will be prompted with a window like the one above telling them that they should upgrade their browser for the best user experience. Really IE7 works fine on this site, but trying to get everyone to upgrade, even if it’s just to IE8, should be every web designer’s mission!

Installation takes seconds, and customization options include being able to choose which browsers will trigger the popup window. It would be nice to see a less intrusive approach such as a bar at the top of the window that slides down when clicked. I do wish the name was a little less FireFox oriented, but it’s not that big of a deal. Go check it out! [Free The Foxes via Web Resources Depot]