Hi All I am finishing up an essay on opening pdf files in new windows, using feedback from this list to justify the argument. Thiery has written a great javascript to look for pdf attributes in links and add class, title, and behavior to the link dynamically. I will let you know when I upload it to my blog.
Here's a question for the group. Your client's page has some empty space to the right. Could you replace the magazine graphics with an iframe and load the targeted web sites into the iframe. You could then offer a link in the iframe to open the page in a new window. This gives the visitor the ability to preview the page and then open it in a new window if it looks like something they are interested in. Further, you may be able to use some AJAX to load a snippet of the site into a div instead of an iframe and then use an external link. This site uses an iframe for the gallery: http://www.superiorpixels.com/portfolio.html Ted -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of designer Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2005 1:39 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [WSG] another 'open new window' dilemma Hi Tee, All I can say is that, as a sighted viewer, if I encountered a site with 100 links, each of which which opened in the same window, I'd be outa there faster than you can say 'back button' :-) I've been wondering of late if there is another way out of this: just like we can change the colours etc by changing the CSS, (style switching) how about if the user gets a choice by selecting certain site characteristics at start up? Has anyone tried this and taken it as far as choice of how new windows open? Just thinking aloud here . . . Bob McClelland www.gwelanmor-internet.co.uk tee wrote: > Hi accessible care takers, I know open new window even for external > site is no good and have put it in practise for most sites I have > done, however I am kind of stuck on a site that has over 100 links > to external sites. My client, understands no accessible issues > however she was willing to take many of my suggestions, except the > NO 'open new window' to external sites. Her argument is valid and > justifiable, that she is afraid her audience (marketing decision > markers, art directors and IT managers, ad firm account managers etc) > will get lost if there isn't new window open for external site. I > tried to convince her that her audience probably are more advanced > internet users than most grandpa/grandmom audience my other clients > have. She doesn't buy it and I haven't give up :) > > Visited Accessify, sitepoint as well as WSG archives to look for > perfect solution; there seems none. It can also be quite a pain > adding js code just to make the link works. > > My temporarily solution is to have the 'title="right click for new > window' in the <a href> tag, and also provides an open new window > icon next to the link text, however I am afraid this may actually > creates confusion to her audience. So I created another icon that > indicates 'right click to open new window' - it seems a bit over kill. > > I still think the 'title="right click for new window' is the best > approach, but I notice the indication takes more than 3 seconds to > show. Some people click faster than 3 seconds. > > Can you tell the message I try to convey at the first glance of the > icon? Does it too fancy, too confusing? > please see the first two links. > http://clients.lotusseeds.com/news/june05_nikkeibussiness.html > > thanks! > > tee > ****************************************************** > The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ > > See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm > for some hints on posting to the list & getting help > ****************************************************** > > > > ****************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help ****************************************************** ****************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help ******************************************************
