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Re: Opening new windows

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From: Austin, Darrel
Date: Feb 8, 2005 7:56AM

> "I would
> prefer the downloaded documents to open in a new browser window". Note
> that this user is very experienced and tech-savvy and he is talking
> specifically about "download documents".

The problem with that is that it is impossible to do that consistently.
Whether or not a 'downloaded document' opens in your browser or not is up to
you and how you've set up your various media plug-ins. Anyone that doesn't
have a particular plug-in, or prefers not to use it, will end up with both a
downloaded document and a mysterious blank browser window.

-Darrel