- From: Frank Tobin <ftobin@neverending.org>
- Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2002 15:01:03 -0500 (EST)
- To: Doug M-C <doug@m-c.lake.mn.us>
- Cc: www-html@w3.org
Doug M-C, at 21:45 -0500 on 2002-02-23, wrote: > I have noticed that the target attribute for <a> is now out of strict > x/html. That means that there is no way to force a UA to open a link in > a new instance of itself if you're keeping to a strict dtd. Does anyone > else miss this? The idea is that, as you slightly hint at, this is presentational issue (telling the UA how to act/display). I'm not sure what advisable replacements there are currently available, however. Javascript might be desirable here if you want 'actions' taken upon following a link. I personally dislike the target attribute when used to open new windows, and am glad it's gone, especially since, quoting you, it's used to "force" open a new window (I hate my UA/me being 'forced' to do anything). I'll decide when I want a window, thank you very much. Similarly, I'll make sure my UA's Javascript is also set to not open new windows (thank you, Mozilla, for giving me control). -- Frank Tobin http://www.neverending.org/~ftobin/
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