| From: | Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> |
|---|---|
| To: | "Joshua D(dot) Drake" <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com> |
| Cc: | "Marc G(dot) Fournier" <scrappy(at)postgresql(dot)org>, pgsql-www(at)postgresql(dot)org, Francis Irving <francis(at)flourish(dot)org> |
| Subject: | Re: [webmaster] Opening links in new windows is irritating |
| Date: | 2005-04-22 17:28:16 |
| Message-ID: | 200504221728.j3MHSGx00535@candle.pha.pa.us |
| Views: | Raw Message | Whole Thread | Download mbox | Resend email |
| Thread: | |
| Lists: | pgsql-www |
Joshua D. Drake wrote:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>This has been considered bad practice since at least 1999.
> >>>>>> 2. Opening New Browser Windows
> >>>>>> http://www.useit.com/alertbox/990530.html
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>An example is after searching:
> >>>>>> http://search.postgresql.org/www.search?ul=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.postgresql.org%2Fdocs%2F8.0%2Fstatic%2F%25&q=delete+from
> >>>>>>When I click on a link in the results, it has an _BLANK target, which
> >>>>>>should be removed.
>
> If navigation is done correctly then _BLANK should not be required. The
> only time _BLANK should be used IMHO is when the link takes you to a
> different site.
Right. I have seen that done.
--
Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us
pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us | (610) 359-1001
+ If your life is a hard drive, | 13 Roberts Road
+ Christ can be your backup. | Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 19073
| From | Date | Subject | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Next Message | Thomas Hallgren | 2005-04-22 17:30:23 | Re: Software Patents |
| Previous Message | Bruce Momjian | 2005-04-22 17:24:52 | Re: [pgsql-www] Software Patents |