Hi All We've had a discussion at work about pdf documents and
hijacking the user's browser / making it more user-friendly. What is the
general feeling towards having pdf and other non-html documents open in a new
window? I personally find it annoying to open a pdf document in the
native window and having to wait for the reader to load. I usually right-click
and open in a new window. However, I know some people expect that to happen
and could lose their place if a bunch of windows are opened. I would use the
_javascript_ approach to avoid using target="_blank". This should
avoid the complications of having PDA devices or screen readers attempting to
open multiple windows. So, I told my co-workers that I would throw this out to the
standards community. Try to ignore any bias I may have. I would appreciate any
honest feedback about whether we should open new windows for .pdf, .doc, .ppt,
xls, .visio, or .whatever. Thanks Ted Drake Web
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- [WSG] accessibility - opening new window... Drake, Ted C.
- RE: [WSG] accessibility - opening n... Andreas Boehmer [Addictive Media]
- Re: [WSG] accessibility - opening n... Andy Kirkwood | Motive
- Re: [WSG] accessibility - opening n... Damian Sweeney
- RE: [WSG] accessibility - opening n... Drake, Ted C.
- Re: [WSG] accessibility - opening n... Gary Menzel
- RE: [WSG] accessibility - opening n... Drake, Ted C.
- RE: [WSG] accessibility - opening n... Paul Bennett
- Re: [WSG] accessibility - opening n... standards
- Re: [WSG] accessibility - opening n... Thierry Koblentz