# Odd new recent behavior of my browser on this version of Discourse **URL:** \ **Category:** Site Feedback\ **Created:** [April 21, 2025, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-new-recent-behavior-of-my-browser-on-this-version-of-discourse/1017333 "2025-04-21T23:04:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2025, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-new-recent-behavior-of-my-browser-on-this-version-of-discourse/1017333/1 "2025-04-21T23:04:26Z")
The sequence doesn’t happen all that often, so the first couple of times I brushed it off as a fluke. now it’s clearly happening every time. To wit: if someone replies to one of my posts while I’m still on the Board, I get a popup alert in the lower right corner of my screen. Used to was, I would click on that and it would take me to that response. Now, it opens a new, blank browser instance – not just a new tab, but a whole new browser window, with my default browser screen showing. I’m on Windows 10, browser Opera. This is not a big deal, by the way, I can easily get out of it, but I thought it might be symptomatic of something more serious than it appears to be. This has been happening for, I guess, a few months now. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2025, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-new-recent-behavior-of-my-browser-on-this-version-of-discourse/1017333/2 "2025-04-21T23:34:34Z")
> [@Roderick\_Femm](#): > > To wit: if someone replies to one of my posts while I’m still on the Board, I get a popup alert in the lower right corner of my screen. I’ve never seen that behavior. I get an alert in the top-right corner for site notifications on my avatar picture. Is this an Opera thing, or maybe the theme you picked? ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2025, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-new-recent-behavior-of-my-browser-on-this-version-of-discourse/1017333/3 "2025-04-22T00:12:58Z")
This is a technical question that belongs in Site Feedback, not ATMB. Again. I’ve reported it for a move. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2025, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-new-recent-behavior-of-my-browser-on-this-version-of-discourse/1017333/4 "2025-04-22T00:15:06Z")
(So did I, before I replied, but figured the mods would take care of it so I didn’t mention anything.) ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2025, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-new-recent-behavior-of-my-browser-on-this-version-of-discourse/1017333/5 "2025-04-22T01:11:27Z")
Moved from ATMB to Site Feedback. ---
**Author:** ![Reply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reply/32/15952_2.png) [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2025, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-new-recent-behavior-of-my-browser-on-this-version-of-discourse/1017333/6 "2025-04-22T01:14:28Z")
Can you take a screenshot or video of it? ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2025, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-new-recent-behavior-of-my-browser-on-this-version-of-discourse/1017333/7 "2025-04-22T04:27:57Z")
Yes, I will try, the next time it happens. I also get a little number pop up on my avatar to show the number of responses, just like when come back onto the site. Normally this would be a little 1 when I get a new response while I’m still here. I think this is what @Atamasama was referring to. ---
**Author:** ![Reply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reply/32/15952_2.png) [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2025, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-new-recent-behavior-of-my-browser-on-this-version-of-discourse/1017333/8 "2025-04-22T04:31:49Z")
PS maybe check your notification settings at [https://boards.straightdope.com/u/roderick\_femm/preferences/notifications](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/roderick_femm/preferences/notifications)? ---
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2025, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-new-recent-behavior-of-my-browser-on-this-version-of-discourse/1017333/9 "2025-04-22T04:33:37Z")
Just to help in the troubleshooting, I’ll follow up on @Atamasama 's question: what theme are you using? A lot of the themes are poorly or not at all supported in modern Discourse, and can be a source of many a glitch, although normally more chronic than occasional. In case you don’t remember off the top of your head how to get there: Click on your Avatar → Profile → Preferences → Interface → Theme [or using Reply’s direct link option it should be: [https://boards.straightdope.com/u/roderick\_femm/preferences/interface](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/roderick_femm/preferences/interface) ] ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2025, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-new-recent-behavior-of-my-browser-on-this-version-of-discourse/1017333/10 "2025-04-22T04:34:23Z")
Okay, what would I be checking for? Live Notifications? Currently that is disabled. p.s. your message triggered my little mystery notification, but it only lasts for a couple of seconds (which I forgot) and I was too slow off the mark. I’ll try to be more alert. ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2025, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-new-recent-behavior-of-my-browser-on-this-version-of-discourse/1017333/11 "2025-04-22T04:35:41Z")
I am using Sam’s Simple Theme.