Safari 9.1 frees your browser from JavaScript lockup
This is not an April Fools’ post. I got mine in early. From my testing using the links in the parent post, Safari no longer blocks closing a tab or window when it displays a JavaScript alert as of at least Safari 9.1. Close Window and Close Tab are available from the File menu, and the close button is available on both the browser window and the tab in the browser window.
Further, they’ve changed the appearance of the JavaScript alert to look like it comes from the web page rather than from the browser or operating system; that is, JavaScript alerts no longer look like they’re official.
They’ve removed the checkbox to no longer show alerts that used to show up on the second iteration of the alert.
In response to Why are JavaScript alerts still capable of blocking browser activity?: JavaScript alerts should not be allowed to block the browser.
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