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Posted by Stan McCann on 01/08/06 18:42
Jose <teacherjh@aol.nojunk.com> wrote in
news:4FJvf.541$i81.155@newssvr19.news.prodigy.com:
>> It' very easy to solve. Don't open windows for users. If users
>> want to open in new windows, they will learn how if they don't
>> already know.
>
> Do you have the same opinion of PDF files? If a link is a link to a
> PDF, would you expect people to be re-oriented to an application
> (Acrobat) as opposed to the browser, and then close (POOF!) the
> window when they are done, taking them off the web totally? If so,
> a new window might be the way to go. Do you still hold that users
> should proactively make that choice in this case?
>
> Jose
Yes, I have the same opinion for pdf files. They should be clearly
labeled as pdf so they can be downloaded and printed. A pdf is NOT
meant to be displayed in a web browser; it is a great way to print a
file though. See http://www.webpagesthatsuck.com/pdf.html. I use
FireFox with an extension that brings up the download box for any pdf.
I don't view pdfs in a web browser.
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Stan McCann "Uncle Pirate" http://stanmccann.us/pirate.html
Webmaster/Computer Center Manager, NMSU at Alamogordo
http://alamo.nmsu.edu/ There are 10 kinds of people.
Those that understand binary and those that don't.
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