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Re: MAILTO: element

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From: Jean Watkins
Date: Mar 11, 2002 10:40AM

Isn't okay if it opens a new window as long as the user is informed? For
example, we'll occassionally open a new window on links to an outside site,
but we state on the page that links to outside sites will open a new browser
window. I would think that when someone clicks on a MAILTO link, that they
would understand a new window is going to open. Is that too much assuming?
What is considered acceptable for "informing the user"?

Jean L. Watkins
<EMAIL REMOVED>
http://www.AbilityForum.com
Community Access Through Technology
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Foliot - bytown internet" < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
To: < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
Sent: Monday, March 11, 2002 12:21 PM
Subject: RE: MAILTO: element


> Agreed, however, it *DOES* pop up a new window... It is one of the
vagaries
> of the W3C's Guidelines
>
> JF
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Mark Rew [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ]
> > Sent: March 11, 2002 11:51 AM
> > To: <EMAIL REMOVED>
> > Subject: Re: MAILTO: element
> >
> >
> > I have used this mthod, mailto: in my pages, and I use pages with
> > the mailto:
> > technique. I do not feel this is an accessibility because the
> > user's e-mail
> > application that they use on a daily bases should already be accessible
to
> > them.
> >
> > Just for the record I'm using Outlook Express which is the
> > default e-mail that
> > pops up when I click on a "Send mail" link. I access it with Jaws 4.0.
> >
> > Mark



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