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Re: Best practice for warning users of opening window

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From: Michael Moore
Date: Aug 12, 2005 11:12AM

One method that you could consider would be to include a small graphic
in the link with alt="opens in a new window."

Mike

Paul Collins wrote:
> Hello all,
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> WAI guidelines 10.1
> (http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG10/wai-pageauth.html#tech-avoid-pop-ups) state
> that you shouldn't use pop ups until user agents allow people to turn
> them off, they also state that you shouldn't change the current
> window without warning the user first.
>
> Although this guideline could be open to debate, if you were to open
> content in a new window, could anyone suggest the best way of warning
> the user without making the warning visible on the page? Most screen
> readers don't announce titles when there is content in the HREF, is
> there any other way?
>
> Thanks,
> Paul
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