Posted by +mrcakey on 12/08/07 10:32

dorayme wrote:
> In article <fjb4pf$mjn$1@aioe.org>,
> +mrcakey <mrcakey@nospam.nospam> wrote:
>
>> the very clear consensus is that using target="_blank" is a BAD THING
>
>> I think, if you HAVE to link to an outside site and you still want your
>> users to come back then this is one time using frames is acceptable
>
> (1) The very clear consensus is that using target="_blank" is a
> BAD THING
>
> (2) If you HAVE to link to an outside site and you still want
> your users to come back then this is one time using frames is
> acceptable
>
> (3) Most sites DO link to outside
>
> (4) Most site authors WANT users to come back
>
> (5) Most sites should use frames (from 2, 3 and 4)
>
> (6) If you use frames and want to link to outside, you use
> target="_blank"
>
> (7) Using target="_blank" is a GOOD THING
>
> ergo
>
> (8) The consensus that using target="_blank" is a BAD THING is
> false
>

Fascinating dialectic discussion, however, look again:

2) I'm only proposing using frames to wrap external sites within your
own site navigation. I'm not in any way suggesting the rest of the site
should be built with frames.

6) It's obvious that you haven't built a site with frames for a long
time (me neither - they suck). To make your frames document work, you'd
name and target each frame individually. Using a target of "_blank"
would have the same effect as using it in a non frame document.

ergo

7) no longer holds true

et

8) does not follow

+mrcakey

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