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

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From: Len Burns
Date: Feb 6, 2013 4:27PM

From the usability side, I would agree with the below, and also with
Jennifer's preference for shortening to "New Window" In my experience,
placing this following the link is much less intrusive. When it precedes
the link, it pulls my attention from the text of the link itself. When it
follows it is ancillary.

-Len