- From: Graham Oliver <graham_oliver@yahoo.com>
- Date: Thu, 31 May 2001 01:02:35 +0100 (BST)
- To: Wendy A Chisholm <wendy@w3.org>, w3c-wai-ig@w3.org
Here is a page that does it http://www.optavia.com/events/aus0600a.htm I like the approach, I am not sure what the blue triangle is doing on the page though <grin> Cheers Graham Oliver --- Wendy A Chisholm <wendy@w3.org> wrote: > Hello, > > I think others have clarified the intent of the > second part of 10.1. There > have also been a few suggestions on the list about > how to warn users if a > new window will pop up or other ways to give the > user control. > > Here are two other neat ideas that I've seen > (content solutions rather than > user agent): > > 1. On a personal Web site, I saw a short javascript > that will let the use > decide if windows are to open in a new window or > not. The user selects a > checkbox. This obviously only works if scripts are > loaded. Note that the > default is not to open a new window. I think this > is really elegant. > Here's the script: > <script language="Javascript"> > // thanks to blogger > function targetLinks(boNew) > { > if (boNew) where = "_blank"; > else where = "_self"; > for (var i=0; i<=(document.links.length-1); i++) > { > document.links[i].target = where; > } > } > //--></script> > > One of the first things on the page is a checkbox: > <input type="checkbox" name="targetnew" > onclick="targetLinks(this.checked)"> > > 2. Optavia [1] let's the user know when they will go > to a different site by > using an image with alt-text within the link. You > could do something > similar, but say "will open in new window." > Actually, Optavia does this but > can't find an instance of it on their site (on a > really quick skim of the > site). > > Hope this helps, > --wendy > > [1] http://www.optavia.com/rnd.htm > At 11:22 PM 5/29/01 , Graham Oliver wrote: > >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 > > -- > wendy a chisholm > world wide web consortium > web accessibility initiative > seattle, wa usa > tel: +1 206.706.5263 > /-- ____________________________________________________________ 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
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