Re: target="_blank"

Mark Charette writes: > 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. Actually, that's not quite true--the document you mention states that words such as 'must', 'should', etc are used in accordance with RFC 2119's definitions. RFC 2119 can be viewed here: http://www.pmg.lcs.mit.edu/cgi-bin/rfc/view?2119 ...and states: 3. SHOULD This word, or the adjective "RECOMMENDED", mean that there may exist valid reasons in particular circumstances to ignore a particular item, but the full implications must be understood and carefully weighed before choosing a different course. So failure to accept '_blank' doesn't necessarily mean non-compliance, although I personally think that it's pretty damn lame. :) Cheers, Torben -- +----------------------------------------------------------------+ |Torben Wilson <torben@php.net> Netmill iTech| |http://www.coastnet.com/~torben http://www.netmill.fi| |Ph: 1 250 383-9735 torben@netmill.fi| +----------------------------------------------------------------+