Re: Another W3C strict query

At 23:47 25/05/02 -0700, Larry Coats wrote:

>Another way to accomplish something similar is to use javascript to put a 
>message such as "this takes you off this site and opens in a new window" 
>into the status bar when the cursor is over the link. This works in a few 
>more browsers than title does. But of course not all users look at the 
>status bar before clicking on the link. ;-)

Don't mess with the status bar. It provides useful information to the user. 
Putting text in the status bar won't work for aural browsers, or browsers 
without a status bar, who are the very ones who would denefit from the 
"Opens in a new window" information.

Andrew

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