> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Behalf Of Rick Faaberg > Sent: Wednesday, 6 October 2004 7:30 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [WSG] thoughts of external links in new window? > > > On 10/6/04 1:48 AM "Andreas Boehmer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> sent this > out: > > > Have a look at Disability Online > (http://www.disability.vic.gov.au) - they > > solve it quite nicely by opening external links in new windows, yet > > providing little icons which inform the user that the link will open new > > windows. > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Behalf Of john > >> Sent: Wednesday, 6 October 2004 2:30 AM > >> To: web standards group > >> Subject: [WSG] thoughts of external links in new window? > >> > >> > >> 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. > > I don't have a screen reader, but does a screen reader say "new window" or > something on those links?
It sort of does: the icon that is sitting just before the link have an ALT tag saying "Link opens new window". So if the link is being read in context, blind users will most likely understand it. Then again, if they jump from one link to another, they will miss it. ****************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help ******************************************************
