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Posted by Adrienne Boswell on 05/23/07 05:38
Gazing into my crystal ball I observed "Chet" <cfnews@REMOVEcharter.net>
writing in news:ciQ4i.751$_H4.393@newsfe04.lga:
> Hi,
>
> I'm doing a small site with an XHTML 1.0 Strict doc type.
Good for you and strict.
>
> I want to be able to give the option of opening a preview page in
> a new window.
Your visitor already has that available through the browser. By opening
new windows, you break the functionality of the browser.
> I formerly could use target_blank in the anchor
> tag, but now it does not validate for my doc type. I've used a
> java script alternative but what about non-java script enabled
> users?
Then they're the lucky ones because they don't have to worry about you
spawning new windows on them.
>
> Is the noscript tag the best alternative or is there a better
> way?
>
The best thing to do is nothing - just let the user decide to open a link
in a new window/tab whatever.
> Thanks in advance to any who reply!
>
You're welcome, although you might not like this answer.
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