Re: new browser window

Shelley,

Looking at it from a user standpoint, I personally hate when a new window
opens when I click a link. Half the time I forget which window was the one I
started from and end up not being able to get back where I started.

Tha brings up another question. If you set up your links to open a new
browser window, can you set it so that when you click a new link or go back
to the original page the new window closes?

Edward Springer
Athens, Alabama
----- Original Message -----
From: "Shelley Watson" <shelleyw(at)home.com>
To: <hwg-basics(at)hwg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2000 4:21 PM
Subject: new browser window


> Folks
>
> I wanted to get a quick opinion on the opening up of a new
> browser window for outside links placed on a web page.  Any
> pros/cons?  I do not like involuntary pop-up windows myself,
> however, find nothing wrong with clicking a link and getting a
> new window.  I think that someone on this list brought up the
> issue about people who are not familiar with
> browsers/internet/web access might find that a secondary window
> is confusing (?).
>
> Also, would my coding be correct as follows:
>
> <.A HREF="http://new link/index.html" TARGET="new_window">The
> New Link<./A>
> or in the case of an image
> <.A HREF="http://new link/index.html" TARGET="new_window"><IMG
> SRC="newlink'slogo.gif" WIDTH="50" HEIGHT="50" BORDER="0"
> ALT="New Link"><./A>
> without the extra periods of course (hope this comes up ok).
>
> Sorry, if you've covered this before - checking out the archives
> can be a little intimidating sometimes when you're not really
> sure how to word the query :)
>
> Thanks
>
> Shelley
> [ the eternal newbie ;) ]
>

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