Posted by Neredbojias on 05/06/06 03:43

To further the education of mankind, restamp@hotmail.com (Rob Stampfli)
vouchsafed:

>>>Why do you suppose, as author, you have any
>>>right to impose new windows on readers?
>>>
>>Maybe because he's the ............................... author ?
>
> Precisely. Today, "target=_blank" is at best suggestive.
> Modern browsers allow the user the option of determining
> what really happens when they encounter it. I fail to
> see why this attribute drives some people (including those
> who write the HTML specs) bonkers. It it is the primary
> reason I find myself falling back from HTML 4.01 "strict"
> to "transitional".

I agree. The w3c should definitely _not_ have removed the target attribute
from strict. It demonstrations a basic lack of conceptual understanding
and/or ego and/or possibly trying to mollify the browser makers.

--
Neredbojias
Infinity has its limits.

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