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Re: Icon instead of text > open in new window

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From: Sophie Ragas
Date: May 8, 2017 7:13AM

Well, I just want to give the user control of how he handles links, so I
wouldn´t let links open in new windows at all. Let the user decide if he
wants a new window or tab. I thought that that practice was generally
recommended?


Regards,

Sophie

2017-05-08 15:02 GMT+02:00 Patrick H. Lauke < <EMAIL REMOVED> >:

> On 08/05/2017 13:49, Sophie Ragas wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Just being the devils advocate here: I think that a Facebook-logo (or any
>> other well-known site/platform) already implies for sighted users they are
>> leaving the website they are currently on.
>>
>
> But the question isn't about external vs internal links, but rather
> whether or not the link opens a new window.
>
> P
>
>
> Regards,
>>
>>
>> Sophie
>>
>> 2017-05-08 14:31 GMT+02:00 <EMAIL REMOVED> < <EMAIL REMOVED> >:
>>
>> This works great even on touch devices.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Srinivasu Chakravarthula
>>> +91-9900810881
>>> Sent on my phone. Excuse typos, if any.
>>>
>>> On 08-May-2017, at 17:00, Fernand van Olphen <
>>>>
>>> <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Something like this?
>>>>
>>>> https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG20/Techniques/working-examples/
>>>>
>>> G201/new-window.html
>>>
>>>>
>>>> - Fernand
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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>>
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