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Re: opening new browser windows?

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From: Mark Bryant
Date: Nov 6, 2003 1:14PM

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From: "Jukka K. Korpela" < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
To: < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2003 3:00 PM
Subject: Re: opening new browser windows?


> On Thu, 6 Nov 2003, Mark Bryant wrote:
>
> > What is the proper way to handle a link that when clicked, opens a new
> > browser window (target=_blank)?
>
> To refrain from using them.

why refrain from using them?

>
> > I have read in the WAI about Checkpoint 10.1 "Until user agents allow
users
> > to turn off spawned windows, do not cause pop-ups or other windows to
appear
> > and do not change the current window without informing the user.
[Priority
> > 2]".
>
> It is ambiguous, isn't it?
>
> > Seems like this only applies to server spawned windows and not user
> > initiated clicking?
>
> The target="_blank" attribute means opening a new window (without
> explicitly informing the user). Either omit it, or at least inform the
> user (causing some distraction).

why does a user need to be informed? What is the accessibility issue?

>
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> Jukka "Yucca" Korpela, http://www.cs.tut.fi/~jkorpela/
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