Posted by Spartanicus on 10/19/92 11:42

"John" <pls@dont.spam.me.com> wrote:

>>>Is there a way to open a new window via <a href="asdf.html"
>>>target="_blank">
>>
>> Opening new windows is bad UI design, leave it to the visitor. The
>> target attribute should only be used for frames (and frames shouldn't be
>> used to begin with).
>>
>>>without menus, toolbar, status, etc..?
>>
>> No.
>>
>>>I realize I can do this with window.open()
>>
>> Maybe, if the user has JS enabled and if they have their browser
>> configured to allow you to do such things.
>>
>> Stop wanting this.
>
>Thanks for the feedback, but it's a user spec.

I presume you mean client request.

Educate them about why this is a bad thing, it's part of your job. You
are supposed to be the specialist, clients that don't respect that are
not worth the bother, replace them.

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Spartanicus

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