Archive for January, 2007

Opening New Windows!

Tuesday, January 9th, 2007

Well many years have gone past being ignorant about not wanting to learn javaScript for many reason, mainly am a designer not a developer… so _blank works fine for me opening windows! However today was the day I have been dumped into the javaScript open browser window pool.

Now before anyone shouts at me, or calls me evil for using the target attribute, you do have admit its practicality and ease of use?

This made me wonder what is the true best way to open new windows for links, or whether to open them at all. There is a great argument to not open any new windows to make sites more accessible described here. there is a great argument about how you detail links so that you know that they are opening new windows, especially if that link takes you to a PDF for example. Use-it details how to tackle non web based window links like PDFs… their simple outlined rules is a good example of what to and not to do. I have my FireFox to open all new windows in a new unfocused tab anyway, so mostly anyone’s attempts to force my navigation to somewhere else is thwarted. Unfortunately the open new browser window is also pointless and can make the user use leave your site completely. (more…)

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