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Re: Usefulness of "Opens in New window" Indicator for non-blindness

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From: Detlev Fischer
Date: Feb 6, 2013 12:06AM

If a link opens the target page in a new window or a new tab, the browsing context changes. The user may not have noticed this change and may try to use the browser's "back" button to reach the page he came from - which will not work. So I reckon it is certainly useful also to sighted users to indicate that change if it needs to happen.
Cheers,
Detlev

On 6 Feb 2013, at 07:26, Tony Olivero wrote:

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> new window" indicator is useful to people with disabilities who are not
> blind? Discussing the usefulness of this indicator with a group who is
> wondering if it matters to any users who are not blind.
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> Thanks for your thoughts.
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> Tony
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