On 2/15/06, Al Sparber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: "Ric Raftis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > For commercial > > sites, I ALWAYS open a new blank window on a link. I do however > > advise users that this will happen and that they only have to close > > the new window to return to "my" site. From a marketing standpoint, > > why would you want to be showing people the door and then pushing > > them out into the street? > > I think you raise a very "valid" point. People who rely on a web site > to make money tend to have a much different view of such things and > use much different criteria to judge the merits of various techniques. > That said, I have maintained for a long time that Javascript, with a > return false, is the best way to open a new window and we've been > doing it that way for years. The W3C, however, does need to get a bit > more mindful of the commercial side of the Web. Who knows, frames > might one day become the tool they should have been all along, if the > W3C develops logical specifications :-)
Maybe, but this is just another example of how marketers try to control the browsing experience. Things have to look a specific way, behave a specific way, etc... but there isn't any proof that this is good for business. Popups are a usability problem, in that they break the back button and they result in a lot of windows that have to be closed, and these usability issues annoy users. From a marketing standpoint, do you really want to annoy users? Sure, they might be used to this kind of behavior, but it doesn't mean they like it, just like they might be used to tiny text 760px width sites with pointless flash content, but still find it annoying. -- -- Christian Montoya christianmontoya.com ... rdpdesign.com ... cssliquid.com ****************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help ******************************************************
