> > On 8/15/06 12:15 AM "Tim" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> sent > this out: > > > >> Let them open a new window themselves. I do not assume my > users are so > >> stupid. > > > > It's not a question of users' stupidity! It's a matter of > if *I* feel > > that a > > new window is the best way to present the information! > > > > Sigh... > > > > Rick > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tim > Sent: Tuesday, 15 August 2006 5:37 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [WSG] target=_blank > > What you "feel" is irrelevant to your user's experience > You are making a huge assumption, committed to a position you could > reconsider. > Change your feelings, fall out of love with this position it is > demeaning to many users. > > I hate sites that open new windows. > I feel that you are wrong.
I do not think that personal opinions should have anything to do with how we create websites. Some people like a website blue, others red. Whether you hate sites that open new windows is irrelevant. What is important is to make a website as user-friendly as possible. Now you could say a website is not user-friendly because it opens a new window on your desktop. In most cases I agree with you. However, there are cases in which opening a page in a new window is extremely important to the effectiveness of the users. If a user cannot successfully complete a task because a link just deleted everything they typed into a form: that is terrible and should never happen! If you are unhappy because a new browser window just opened, that is an annoyance, but no more than that. ****************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help ******************************************************
