- From: Charles Peyton Taylor <CTaylor@wposmtp.nps.navy.mil>
- Date: Mon, 18 Mar 1996 19:11:25 -0800
- To: www-html@w3.org, www-style@w3.org
Just a quick thought:
It seems that most of the thought on this subject is
toward modifying the <a href> link to make whatever
it links to a pop-up window, either via an attribute
or style sheet.
Is there a reason why ppl aren't looking at modifying
the target? (ie. making a paragraph, table, or <div>
a pop-up regardless of where it's linked from.) It
seems this would be easiest when linked with ID
attributes, but that might limit it's backward
compatibility.
I don't think opening a whole new window is the way to
go, partly since that's already availble from the user's
standpoint, (at least in Netscape.) IMHO, pop-ups would
work best as short peices of info that might or might
not be necessary to understand a document, depending
on how much the reader already knows. (But then, I
still have footnotes on my mind.)
C h a r l e s P e y t o n T a y l o r ctaylor@nps.navy.mil
The opinions and views expressed ## even though we're on our own,
are my own and do not reflect ## we are never all alone,
Those of the Naval PostGraduate School ## when we are singing, singing.
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Received on Monday, 18 March 1996 22:07:55 UTC