- From: Charles McCathieNevile <charles@w3.org>
- Date: Wed, 30 May 2001 15:20:15 -0400 (EDT)
- To: Robert Neff <robneff@home.com>
- cc: Graham Oliver <graham_oliver@yahoo.com>, IG <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
There are a couple of other issues. For some reason people seem to think it is a good idea to produce pop-ups that don't provide the normal amount of control (back buttons, resizeable, font size menu, etc), and instead of using HTML to do it they make them in javascript with no workable alternative. The basic problem (even if people do allow the user to control it) is a loss of context. So generally it is better not to pop up a window - users who want it are likely to know how to do it anyway - this is offered by most browsers. Where you are going to do so, as Rob says it is good to provide some explicit warning. Modern browsers are starting to do this anyway - iCab does, and Opera lets you control whether it happens or not. Hope that makes things a bit clearer... cheers Charles McCN On Wed, 30 May 2001, Robert Neff wrote: you can put a generic message on top if you have a lot of links that will basically tell the user that the links will open a separate pop-up windows or one on top of the other. note, the trick here is whether you open a new window on top of the current window or a pop-up where you control the size, placement and commands. in any case, let the user know. you can also put a link next to the web site description that says <pop-up>. another case would be to post a message that you are leaving the site or use a message that says <you are exiting this site> some people have disclaimers attached. also when i read, "do not change the current window without informing the user", i take this to mean they are talking about the current site going someplace else. so an internal link changes the current window and the external link will change the window - so this is ok. trick is if new windows are opened or if the new browser window is opened on top of the current. comments? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Graham Oliver" <graham_oliver@yahoo.com> To: <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org> Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2001 11:22 PM Subject: Clarification sought on checkpoint 10.1 > Checkpoint 10.1 states > 'Until user agents allow users to turn off spawned > windows, do not cause pop-ups or other windows to > appear and do not change the current window without > informing the user.' > > looking for clarification on the second part 'do not > change the current window without informing the user.' > > Can someone tell me what this means please > > Cheers > Graham Oliver > > ===== > 'Making on-line information accessible' > Mobile Phone : 025-919-724 > Work Phone : 09 846 6995 > AIM ID : grahamolivernz > > ____________________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get your free @yahoo.co.uk address at http://mail.yahoo.co.uk > or your free @yahoo.ie address at http://mail.yahoo.ie > -- Charles McCathieNevile http://www.w3.org/People/Charles phone: +61 409 134 136 W3C Web Accessibility Initiative http://www.w3.org/WAI fax: +1 617 258 5999 Location: 21 Mitchell street FOOTSCRAY Vic 3011, Australia (or W3C INRIA, Route des Lucioles, BP 93, 06902 Sophia Antipolis Cedex, France)
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