john wrote: > Some of my usability team are telling me that they prefer to have > external links going into a new browser window. I can see why some > would like that, but I can also see why others would frown on it.
Please see the first two items at: http://www.useit.com/alertbox/990530.html > Is there a "standard answer" for Web standards, or what are your points > of view on this? > If you were to do it, what's your preferred method? I have more respect for a user than to decide for him when he needs a new window. It's his computer, not yours. Modern browsers (those not made by M$) give either partial or complete power to disregard any site attempt to open a new window. You can see discussion of development of the power to do this and issues involved in the Firefox browser at https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=172962 and https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=227241 as well as several others on Mozilla.org's bugzilla. -- "[W]hoever finds me finds life....[A]ll who hate me love death." Proverbs 8:35-6 NIV Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 Felix Miata *** http://members.ij.net/mrmazda/auth/ ****************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help ******************************************************
