That's a good point. In an age where we have windows, tabs, screen readers, kiosks, and who knows how many different client configurations, it's probably easier to let the user decide what they want to do with the link.
Of course, it depends who your audience is. I'd imagine there would be a few occasions it'd be reasonable to open a window with Javascript, but to be honest, I know anyone who's upset over the demise of the target attribute. Ashley Kyd On Fri, 2007-07-13 at 08:32 +0100, James Jeffery wrote: > Id say dont use pop-ups, nobody likes them eeeew! > > :P > > On 7/13/07, Maria Solange Siebra Borges > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > tomorrow see you!! bye solange > > 2007/7/12, Matthew Ohlman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hello List, > > I was curious what others opinions were on this > issue... > > Since W3C doesn't allow the target attribute in XHTML > Strict, which do > you think is better? Having the window opening up > with JavaScript or > just keeping the page in the same window like W3C > wants. > > I assume the reason for not allowing the target > attribute is for > accessibility--because screen readers can not control > pop-ups. > Therefore it seems logical to me to keep it in the > same window--even if > it is an external site, etc. > > What does everyone think? > > Matthew > -- > Matthew Ohlman > www.ohlman.com > ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *******************************************************************
