text: 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?  example: 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. 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.  first, 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.  lastly, 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.  so, let us know how you get on. good luck.