- From: Lois Wakeman <lois@lois.co.uk>
- Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2005 11:27:33 +0100
- To: "WAI list" <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
Francis, It should be left to the user to decide whether to open a new window, surely? I personally dislike new windows opened for me for no very good reason*, and even as an experienced web user with no need for AT, find them tiresome and occasionally confusing if badly thought out. *There may be a good reason in your case of course, but I don't know what it is. I am sure there is research about this: I seem to recall that Jakob Neilsen has an elderly Alertbox about how much users rely on the back button working - I use it a lot myself as it is often quicker and more effortless than hunting about the site navigation! I have no special problem with the icon as an aid to those who can see it, though I might think instead about a title on the link that includes the file type - no need to specify a file size on an intranet unless it is enormous. A link title *and* an icon would be annoying overkill for anyone using a screen reader who had things set up to read it out in duplicate. Lois Wakeman ------------------------- http://communicationarts.co.uk http://lois.co.uk
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