Re: Another W3C strict query
by Andrew McFarland <aamcf(at)aamcf.co.uk>
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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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