Re: [css-d] external link indicators

2009-08-27 Thread Bobby Jack
--- On Wed, 8/26/09, David Robertson funpackeds...@googlemail.com wrote: On 27/08/2009, at 9:02 AM, tommy_til...@arwb.uscourts.gov wrote: Can you or has anyone ever used CSS to indicate that a link would take you outside the current web site? Trying to come up with some way to

Re: [css-d] external link indicators

2009-08-27 Thread Michael Stevens
-Original Message- From: css-d-boun...@lists.css-discuss.org [mailto:css-d-boun...@lists.css-discuss.org] On Behalf Of Bobby Jack Anything's better than opening links in a new window, though :-) Not much is more irritating to me than a site that DOES NOT open external links in

Re: [css-d] external link indicators

2009-08-27 Thread David Robertson
Off-topic a bit, but that's what right-click - open in new tab (or even better, middle click) is for. Let the user control the tabs/window, rather than the web page. Not much is more irritating to me than a site that DOES NOT open external links in a new window or tab. Mike

Re: [css-d] external link indicators

2009-08-27 Thread Michael Stevens
I'm personally of the opinion that the web page should have some form of intelligence. I typically design so that if you stay within the domain you stay in the window. If you leave the domain you get a new one so you can more easily return to the domain if you get too deep into the new site. I

Re: [css-d] external link indicators

2009-08-27 Thread Theresa Mesa
On Aug 27, 2009, at 7:25 AM, Michael Stevens wrote: -Original Message- From: css-d-boun...@lists.css-discuss.org [mailto:css-d-boun...@lists.css-discuss.org] On Behalf Of Bobby Jack Anything's better than opening links in a new window, though :-) Not much is more

Re: [css-d] external link indicators

2009-08-27 Thread Felix Miata
On 2009/08/27 11:35 (GMT-0400) Michael Stevens composed: I'm personally of the opinion that the web page should have some form of intelligence. Then it should be intelligent enough to know it's not its own computer or browser I am using. I'm the one that gets to decide if a new tab or window

Re: [css-d] external link indicators

2009-08-27 Thread Norman Fournier
On 27-Aug-09, at 8:30 AM, Theresa Mesa wrote: On Aug 27, 2009, at 7:25 AM, Michael Stevens wrote: -Original Message- From: css-d-boun...@lists.css-discuss.org [mailto:css-d-boun...@lists.css-discuss.org] On Behalf Of Bobby Jack Anything's better than opening links in a new window,

[css-d] external link indicators

2009-08-26 Thread Tommy_Tiller
Can you or has anyone ever used CSS to indicate that a link would take you outside the current web site? Trying to come up with some way to let the user know they are exiting my site. I open the link in a blank target, but was wondering if there is a better way to communicate this. Really do

Re: [css-d] external link indicators

2009-08-26 Thread Tim Snadden
On 27/08/2009, at 9:02 AM, tommy_til...@arwb.uscourts.gov wrote: Can you or has anyone ever used CSS to indicate that a link would take you outside the current web site? Trying to come up with some way to let the user know they are exiting my site. I open the link in a blank target,

Re: [css-d] external link indicators

2009-08-26 Thread David Robertson
On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 10:28 PM, Tim Snadden li...@snadden.com wrote: On 27/08/2009, at 9:02 AM, tommy_til...@arwb.uscourts.gov wrote: Can you or has anyone ever used CSS to indicate that a link would take you outside the current web site? Trying to come up with some way to let the

Re: [css-d] external link indicators

2009-08-26 Thread Tim Snadden
On 27/08/2009, at 9:02 AM, tommy_til...@arwb.uscourts.gov wrote: Can you or has anyone ever used CSS to indicate that a link would take you outside the current web site? Trying to come up with some way to let the user know they are exiting my site. I open the link in a blank target,

Re: [css-d] external link indicators

2009-08-26 Thread Chris Williams
Except that your rule doesn't get https:// From: Tim Snadden li...@snadden.com Subject: Re: [css-d] external link indicators Further to my original reply... a[href^='http://'] { /* your rules */ } This is more robust than... a[href^='http'] { /* your rules */ } The reason

Re: [css-d] external link indicators

2009-08-26 Thread Tim Snadden
On 27/08/2009, at 9:49 AM, Chris Williams wrote: Except that your rule doesn't get https:// From: Tim Snadden li...@snadden.com Subject: Re: [css-d] external link indicators Further to my original reply... a[href^='http://'] { /* your rules */ } This is more robust than... a[href

Re: [css-d] external link indicators

2009-08-26 Thread Climis, Tim
-Original Message- From: css-d-boun...@lists.css-discuss.org [mailto:css-d-boun...@lists.css-discuss.org] On Behalf Of tommy_til...@arwb.uscourts.gov Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 5:03 PM To: css-d@lists.css-discuss.org Subject: [css-d] external link indicators Can you or has