Re: target="_blank"

If you would check http://www.w3.org/TR/WD-html40-970708/present/frames.html#adef-target you will note that _blank as a target is defined: "The user agent should load the designated document in a new, unnamed window. " That's pretty specific! If a browser does not support that semantic then it is not HTML 4.0 compliant, and you should complain to the vendor if they claim 4.0 compliance. I have not found any browser that claimed full 4.0 compliance to misuse the _blank attribute, although I can't lay claim to have tested all of them. Pre 4.0 there were no such things as FRAMES or FRAMESETS, therefore the attribute would (correctly) be ignored. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Meir Kriheli" <mksoft@netvision.net.il> To: "Boget, Chris" <Chris.Boget@wild.net>; "'paul'" <complexity@xtra.co.nz>; <php-general@lists.php.net> Sent: Monday, August 14, 2000 5:48 PM Subject: RE: [PHP] target="_blank" > On Mon, 14 Aug 2000, Boget, Chris wrote: > > > OK I'm playing with the 7 newest messages script that displays the 7th > > > newest messages from this list right ! > > > I can figure out how to make the links (to messages) open in > > > new window? > > > sounds simple but I guess you can't use target="" > > > > target="_blank" doesn't always work. I think it only works in NS > > and not in IE (or vice versa). Try: > > > > target="_new" > > The target specifies a window name, so if you say target ="_new" it'll open a > new window named _new and opens the URL in it. > > If you click on another link with target = "_new" and not close the previous > window, the URL will open in the window. > > To ensure that each message will open in new windows so you can view several > messages at the same time, specify unique name for each link. You can use a > counter or the message id (if you have it), something like: > > echo '<A HREF="' . $your_url . '" target="_new' . > $unique_id . '">' . > $message_info . '</A>'; > > So each link will have a unique window name, and will open in a different > window. > > -- > Meir Kriheli > MKsoft computer systems