Posted by Andy Dingley on 10/11/06 16:33

jojo wrote:

> Why do you want to open a new window? Just a hint: most users do not
> really like new windows opening themselves... That's one of the reasons
> why HTML 4.01 strict and XHTML strict do not longer have the
> target-attribute.

That's not why the target attribute isn't in the HTML 4.01 Strict DTD.
It was removed for structural reasons (it's still used with frames,
which use the other DTDs) and had nothing to do with usability.

Opening new windows is a risky business and often unwelcome, but it's
not why target disappeared.

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