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Re: Open in new window

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From: Eoin Campbell
Date: Apr 15, 2010 2:54PM

Jakob Nielsen (the usability guru) has an interesting article on
this topic at http://www.useit.com/alertbox/open_new_windows.html

He suggests forcing the browser to open the relevant application
(e.g. Acrobat Reader, Word, Excel) when a link to a non-HTML file
is clicked.
His summary:
"When using PC-native file formats such as PDF or spreadsheets, users feel like they're interacting
with a PC application. Because users are no longer browsing a website, they shouldn't be given a
browser UI."



<EMAIL REMOVED> wrote:
> If a PDF file opens in the same window, a screen reader user cannot move
> back to the previous page with the normal keyboard command "back space"
> or "Alt key + left arrow". If he/she don't know how to revert back to
> the previous page they have to close the entire window and again open
> the website or webpage. But if the indication is given before he/she
> open the pdf that it is a pdf document and that opens in new window then
> the screen reader user can close the pdf with "alt + f4 " key and go to
> the previous windo once he completes the work on the pdf document.


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Eoin Campbell
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