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Re: Reason For Links Opening In New Window

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From: Gareth Dart
Date: Jan 5, 2007 11:30AM

>target = "_blank" is a special value of the target attribute which tells the browser to open the link >in a new window.

>target = "blank" is a normal value of the target attribute which tells the browser to open the link in >a frame named 'blank' - just not a good idea on _so_ many levels.

>G

Except that I've just tested it and (in FF2 at least) target = "blank" (no underscore) _does_ force a new window, which is not how I remembered it working. In any case, steer clear of both.

G