> -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tony Crockford > Sent: Tuesday, 15 August 2006 5:43 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [WSG] target=_blank > > Rick Faaberg wrote: > > 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! > > I'm aghast at such an attitude on a web *standards* list. > > in fact the whole thread contains arguments against using the > standards and they all seem to be about personal preference. > > if you want to create web pages based on personal preference, why are > you a member of the web standards group?
Sometimes even web standards can be wrong. I do not think this discussion is so much about personal preference as it is about the question whether this particular web standard is correct or not. People who decide on Web Standards can make mistakes. That's why standards change all the time. A few years ago it was standard to have all links to other websites open in new windows. Now it moves against this behaviour. There is room for discussion, don't you think? ****************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help ******************************************************
