Re: Another W3C strict query

> You can expect this type of behavior especially from novice and casual
> users.

hey, i'm trying to design and i only found out about "open new window" today
(from someone on this list)

I myself  hate to get thrown out of a site that i';m interested in when i
click another link, so i guess that that was what made me make the
design-decision that i did, though not consciously.
Currently, i have two different link colours (external is purple, internal
is blue, but they will probably change - easy in css ;-) )-
external opens new windows,
internal doesn't.  (and internal *may* get split into 2 more colours, for
"internal to this site" and "somewhere else on this page ;-) )

> Better yet, give the user a choice.
>
> Another way: Provide two links -- one that opens in a new page and
> another that doesn't, with clear designation of how they differ. Also
> rather cumbersome, but solves the accessibility problem and gives the
> user a choice.

That sound like it might work :-)
Great, i hadn't thought of that one, thanks.

Though I'm not sure about accessibility issues on it, as i'd still use
colour to differentiate. Any (more) ideas?!

h..

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