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Posted by Adrienne Boswell on 01/13/07 21:30
Gazing into my crystal ball I observed "Mike Azzopardi" <mikeazzo22
@hotmail.com> writing in news:1168719615.902406.11130
@m58g2000cwm.googlegroups.com:
> Hi
>
> I'm hoping i have a rather straightforward problem. i want to open a
> link in a new window but the link is a flash button object as per
here:
>
> http://www.soundaid.org/test2.htm
Do you have an alternative for those who do not have flash available?
> i have tried using "_blank" but it doesn't seem to work with it like
> the
> normal <A> links.
Thank &Diety!
> I need the click on the button to open the refering
> page in a new window.
If it is for your browser, then that might be a valid statement. I do
not need to do that.
> Unfortunately i am unable to edit the flash
> object as it was written by someone else.
You could ask the person nicely if they would edit it for you, or, you
could just be happy like I am that the link opens in the same window.
> Please could someone help me make the link open in a new window?
No, I will not help you, but I will tell you some reasons why opening
new windows is not a good idea.
1. It breaks the back button
2. For people who use mousegestures, the backspace key, etc, and may not
look up to see if the back button is disabled, it's a PITA. You spend
all that time gesturing or hitting the backspace key, only to find out
that you CAN'T go back, because the darned thing is BROKEN.
3. I am perfectly capable opening links in a new window, should I decide
to do so. Please don't make decisions for me, I'm over three years old.
--
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