- From: Maciej Stachowiak <mjs@apple.com>
- Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2008 10:00:28 +0000
- To: Simon Pieters <simonp@opera.com>
- Cc: "public-html@w3.org" <public-html@w3.org>
On Feb 13, 2008, at 6:00 PM, Simon Pieters wrote: > > Using a script that window.open()s links sacrifises discoverability > for users that the link is going to open in a new window. Referer > headers aren't sent with window.open(). Users might want > target=_blank and window.open() do different things since the former > is mostly used for external links and the latter is used for help > popups and the like. From the implementation perspective, it's definitely easier to control what happens and give appropriate feedback to the user when a link uses target=_blank than window.open. For this reason, I agree that target=_blank should remain conforming. On the other hand, many sites (for instance gmail) use window.open plus additional script trickery to open new windows because target=_blank is considered not to provide enough security separation. It might be useful to add a target value to directly support this use case. Regards, Maciej
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