This is both an accessible and valid method:
Valid yes, but accessible?
I click on a link. I look at the page. I try to click on the back
button. What? Why doesn't this work? Oh. Because it's opened in a new
window. Close window. Return to the site (and page) I want to be on.
This whole malarkey
I'm using that one too.
But I had another script that needed to be run when the page loaded,
and then the scripts collided, so to speak.
So I had to call the functions from body
onload=externalLinks();anotherScript(); instead, which works fine.
Martin
On 18/4-2004, at 5.53, Justin French
Of Patrick Griffiths
Sent: Sunday, 18 April 2004 7:16 PM
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This is both an accessible and valid method:
Valid yes, but accessible?
I click on a link. I look at the page. I try to click on the back
button. What? Why doesn't this work? Oh
You're right, Patrick, but life is a series of compromises. I spend a
lot
of effort in getting users to my site, and I don't want to go sending
them
away again with a link on my site. If they want to click on a link
external to my site, they get a new window so their existing window
stays
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Behalf Of Patrick Griffiths
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This is both an accessible and valid method:
Valid yes, but accessible?
I click on a link. I look at the page. I try to click on the back
button. What
Webworks
http://afpwebworks.com
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of Patrick Griffiths
Sent: Sunday, 18 April 2004 8:20 PM
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Subject: Re: [WSG] target=_blank substitute
You're right, Patrick, but life is a series of compromises
Many clients have been told time after time that for external links
you
should always open a new window this is going to be a problem for
quite
a while, until we can convince people this is not necessary, I believe
that this or Justin's way of dealing with external links is a
practical
Darian Cabot spoke the following wise words on 18/04/2004 1:29 PM EST:
I would like to open a link in a new window. I used to use target=_blank
attribute, but that isn't xhtml strict. Can anyone enlighten me on a xhtml
strict method? as I'd like my pages to verify ^^
Check out XHTML target module:
/targetmoduleinxhtml.shtml
Carlos
www.cb2web.com
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From: Tim Lucas [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sent: Sunday, April 18, 2004 4:41 PM
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Darian Cabot spoke the following wise words on 18/04/2004 1:29 PM EST:
I would like to open
Hi Michael
Navigating anywhere in Microsoft's site is a nightmare. You go down a maze
of links until its almost impossible to work your way back where you came
from.
Is this an argument against the usefulness of the back button (or the
navigation metaphor entirely)? If Microsoft chose to
Eva Lindqvist:
http://www.swedishgoldenretrievers.net/targetmoduleinxhtml.shtml
Carlos
www.cb2web.com
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Darian Cabot spoke the fo
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