Re: opening a link in a new window

On 14 May 2010 22:49, Ashley Sheridan <ash@ashleysheridan.co.uk> wrote: > > There are still valid reasons to use it. On my own site for example, and > links which lead outside of my site open up in a new tab/window. I link > to a lot of other external sites often in my blog entries, and I think > it's valid that these links open up in new tabs/windows so that my site > is left open when they read the rest of the article. > > I guess I could add some form of indication that the link will open up > in a new window though. > > Thanks, > Ash > http://www.ashleysheridan.co.uk > > > I don't entirely agree that the target attribute should be avoided, or that you absolutely need to use Strict XHTML rather than Transitional. There really aren't that many differences between them. Yes, a lot of legacy elements were removed, but those that program in valid XHTML tend to not use them anyway. The real reason why target is a little ill-conceived is because not all target devices are able to use it in a valid way, e.g. phones with simple web browsers. But if it was never your intention to support those devices, using Transitional and the target attribute really isn't an issue. Michiel