Posted by Chet on 05/23/07 07:18

"Adrienne Boswell" <arbpen@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:Xns9938E658D71EEarbpenyahoocom@69.28.186.121...
> 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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Hi Adrienne

> You're welcome, although you might not like this answer.

Yes, I still very much appreciate your replies.

I basically agree with not opening a new window but this is a
list of image previews from a thumbnail list. That's why I would
like to provide the option - there's a link for opening in the
same window plus the optional new_window link.

Being able to open the new window allows the user to close that
window and return to the list quickly. Yes, I know the Back
button does exactly the same, but sometimes not as quickly, at
least on the browsers/machines I've used. "Some" users like large
preview images in a separate window/tab, I'll usually opt for the
new window in this case.

> Then they're the lucky ones because they don't have to worry
> about you
> spawning new windows on them.

I'm not really spawning new windows, in my opinion. As I said,
this is an optional link for a new window next to the same window
link, How is that spawning? It'll be labeled as such, Opens in
New Window - Opens in Same Window

But anyway, I do appreciate the replay even though I'm now closer
to my answer.

Chet

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