Re: Script for opening links in there own window.

by Lori Eldridge <lorield(at)uswest.net>

 Date:  Tue, 12 Sep 2000 07:29:50 -0700
 To:  hwg-basics(at)hwg.org
 References:  aol
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Hi Jeff,

I was going to do this with my form problem also. Isn't there a way 
to call up the page so it is a smaller size than the original so it 
would be obvious it was a new page? If so, can you give us the code?

Thanks,

Lori



>Hi Patrick:
>
>You asked:
>
>>  I made my links okay, but would somebody
>>   be able to tell me how to open them up into their own window instead of
>>   using my home page window.
>
>You can use:
>
><.A HREF="(your url)" TARGET="_blank">
>
>This will open up the link a new window.
>
>BUT - it might cover your original window that the user may never return to.
>When new window opens and covers your old window, they will try to use the
>"back" button on the browser's new window to return.  This won't work so they
>might end up moving on from there.   They may never know that the original
>window is still there until after they sign off.
>
>Keep that in mind....
>
>- Jeff K.

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