[WSG] Expected behaviour of links to external websites

2011-12-19 Thread Alex Mironov
Hi I have been doing some research on expected behaviour of clicking on links from within a website to other external websites. Much of my research suggests that the recommended practice is to keep people within the same window/tab except in some instances. This gives users maximum control as

[WSG] Out of Office AutoReply: WSG Digest

2011-12-19 Thread Edo Kamal
I am away on annual leave and will be back on Monday, 9 January 2012. For MSI/MSIS enquiries please contact: Papinder Hamid (x77756) e: papinder.ha...@macquarie.com For MIM enquiries please contact: Sophia Rahmani (x72060) e: sophia.rahm...@macquarie.com Notice: The information contained in

[WSG] Is it possible to style an attribute?

2011-12-19 Thread Grant Bailey
Hello, I was wondering if anyone could clarify whether it is possible to style an attribute. I realise this sounds odd, so allow me to explain what I wish to do. In my web page there are a number of terms that need to be defined. I like the user to be able to hover over the term and get the

Re: [WSG] Expected behaviour of links to external websites

2011-12-19 Thread Grant Bailey
Alex, If the link is to an external site then personally, I prefer the link to open in a new window automatically. Also, not all devices make it easy for users to open a link in a new window on request. Regards, Grant Bailey On 20/12/2011 1:09 PM, Alex Mironov wrote: Hi I have been doing

RE: [WSG] Is it possible to style an attribute?

2011-12-19 Thread Birendra Patel
Hi Grant I assume you want to show a text as a title or alt tag, for this preferred to use jquery tooltip here you can show the text or text with image in short you can show anything on hover the link. Try to use tooltip instead of title or alt tag. Regards Birendra -Original

RE: [WSG] Is it possible to style an attribute?

2011-12-19 Thread Kepler Gelotte
I was wondering if anyone could clarify whether it is possible to style an attribute. Hi Grant, I use a jQuery plugin called cluetip for my CMS admin screens. It will do what you want. Here is the link: http://plugins.learningjquery.com/cluetip/ Best regards, Kepler Gelotte Neighbor

Re: [WSG] Expected behaviour of links to external websites

2011-12-19 Thread Felix Miata
On 2011/12/20 15:42 (GMT+1100) Grant Bailey composed: If the link is to an external site then personally, I prefer the link to open in a new window automatically. Also, not all devices make it easy for users to open a link in a new window on request. I detest pages that think it's their

Re: [WSG] Expected behaviour of links to external websites

2011-12-19 Thread Mathew Robertson
Of course that will break everyone with a device that limits the number of browser instances, as your device will probably expunge instances that haven't been used recently - which is rather a pity as I like to keep instances open so that I can go back to them. If I really wanted to expunge an

Re: [WSG] Is it possible to style an attribute?

2011-12-19 Thread Benjamin Hawkes-Lewis
On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 4:38 AM, Grant Bailey grant_malcolm_bai...@westnet.com.au wrote: Hello, I was wondering if anyone could clarify whether it is possible to style an attribute. I realise this sounds odd, so allow me to explain what I wish to do. In my web page there are a number of

Re: [WSG] Expected behaviour of links to external websites

2011-12-19 Thread Phil Archer
As a matter of policy, all links on w3.org open in the same window. The reasons for this are, as some have already alluded to: - the user remains in control and can choose to open in a new tab/window or not; - mobile devices, even where they support multiple windows, don't display the tabs