Re: New Browser Window Link problem

by "rudy" <r937(at)interlog.com>

Date:	Mon, 8 Jul 2002 17:20:12 -0400
To:	"Kid Stevens" <Kidstevens(at)comcast.net>, "Jeremy Pratte" <artman(at)clearpages.com>, <hwg-techniques(at)mail.hwg.org>
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<a onclick="javascript:window.open('http://www.fatherhood.org',
'FatherHood','width=auto,height=auto,toolbar=1,location=1,directories=1,sta
tus=1,menubar=1,scrollbars=1,resizable=0')" href="javascript:void(0)">
Fatherhood</a>

dear kid

width=auto,height=auto??  do you know offhand which platforms interpret
this as meaning fully maximized?

and what happens if javascript is off?  the way you've coded the href,
absolutely *nothing* happens, which, to put it politely, is rude to the
users

have a look at

   Links & JavaScript Living Together in Harmony
   http://evolt.org/article/kid/17/20938/index.html

> Does anybody know the best way to get a new browser window
> (i.e. a "target=_blank" link) to come up in a window that is 100%
> *no matter what*?

jeremy, there is no "best" way -- there is *no* way to guarantee it

besides, opening a second window is problematic from an
accessibility/usability point of view

again, for many internet users, it is rude

see http://diveintomark.org/archives/2002/07/01.html


rudy
http://rudy.ca/

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