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

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From: Pamela Riesmeyer
Date: Feb 6, 2013 8:04PM

Thanks, Howard,
I'm trying to get the author to make the plugin available, to make
incorporating it easier, but so far, no luck!

Pam

On Feb 6, 2013, at 8:28 PM, Howard Kramer < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> Hi Pam,
>
> Looks like an eloquent solution. I may try to incorporate it in my
> WordPress sites. I try not to have links open in new windows but when I do
> I've used the "(opens in new window)" following the link.
>
> -Howard
>
> On Wed, Feb 6, 2013 at 4:10 PM, Pamela Riesmeyer
> < <EMAIL REMOVED> >wrote:
>
>> I frequently need to explain why we recommend against opening new windows
>> arbitrarily and this is useful information.
>>
>> For the occasion when we still want to allow a link to open a new tab, we
>> have borrowed a technique that we had seen on Glenda Watson Hyatt's
>> blog<
>> http://blogaccessibility.com/who-says-accessible-web-design-is-boring-announcing-new-windows-with-trendy-style/
>>> .
>> Our Web coordinator turned it into a WordPress plugin / widget and we can
>> include it on any given site in our WordPress multi-site installation as we
>> have in the sidebar of our site on Web
>> Accessibility<http://webs.purduecal.edu/webaccessibility/>;
>> .
>>
>> We have tested it and we *think *it works well. It puts the "opens in new
>> window" at the end of the link, and it's visible for keyboard navigators as
>> well. As always, we're open to better ideas.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Pam
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Feb 6, 2013 at 4:49 PM, Jennifer Sutton < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> If there is going to be information alerting the user that a new
>>> window is going to open, and especially if you're going to have a lot
>>> of such links on a page (such as a page of resources), please please
>>> try not to start each link with "opens in a new window." "New
>>> window" is at least shorter.
>>>
>>> If there are a handful in a row, that's not such a big deal, I think.
>>>
>>>
>>> But imagine if I used a list of links and that's what I heard for
>>> each link for 20 or 50, in a row? And imagine how many links would
>>> start with first letter "O" (for "Opens") in the list?
>>>
>>> In an ideal world, it'd be great to indicate this after the words of
>>> the link text.
>>>
>>> That's my two cents, anyway. My ears and brain thank you for
>>> considering audio overload.
>>>
>>> Best,
>>> Jennifer
>>>
>>> >>> >>> >>
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> Pamela Riesmeyer
>> Web Accessibility Coordinator
>> Purdue University Calumet
>> 219-989-2731/219-730-2751
>> SKYPE: pamela.riesmeyer
>> Email: <EMAIL REMOVED>
>> Web Site: http://webs.purduecal.edu/webaccessibility
>> <http://webs.purduecal.edu/webaccessibility>;
>> >> >> >
>
>
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> Howard Kramer
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