Re: [WSG] a target= ” blank” not part of xhtml

[Patrick H. Lauke]

Nancy Gill wrote:
Actually, this link from the W3C suggests the use of both target and 
title .. target to open the window and title to tell the user that a new 
window will open.
 


      Example 2: A link that opens in a new window

In HTML 4.01 the |target="_blank"| attribute can be used on an anchor 
element to indicate that the URI specified by the href attribute will be 
opened in a new window. This example shows using the |title| attribute 
of the anchor element to provide information that the link will be 
opened in a new window.

<a href="http://example.com/subscribe.html"; 
     target="_blank" 
     title="link opens in new window">
     Subscribe to email notifications about breaking news
</a>

from this article:

http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20-TECHS/H33.html

Nancy

That WCAG2 technique does not "suggest" the use of target. It merely 
says that if people *do* use target that way, *then* that link can be 
complemented with a title, i.e. that page is about the title attribute, 
not the use of target per se, and it neither approves or disapproves of 
its use.

P
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