Comments for No more new windows for Zeldman

Comment from Damelon Kimbrough on 2003-05-10

2003-05-10T19:19:31Z

Of the sites I have designed for others this is always a big issue for them. They never want anyone leaving their site and apparently think this is a cleaver way to keep people from doing so. I on the other hand have always felt that if your content is crap and you make your site a pain to leave (even a little) no one will ever come back anyway. ]]>

Comment from Jesper on 2003-05-10

2003-05-11T00:21:44Z

Er, XHTML Strict?]]>

Comment from Arve on 2003-05-11

2003-05-11T17:34:31Z

XHTML 1.0 is just a reformulation of HTML 4.01 in SGML, and comes in three flavors, Loose, strict and frameset, equivalent to their HTML/SGML counterparts.]]>

Comment from Tyler on 2003-05-11

2003-05-12T01:24:57Z

I'm sorry did I miss something? Who likes links that open new windows?

My non-computer and computer friends are both annoyed to no end when sites open new windows.

Good decision Brad.

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Comment from pete on 2003-05-12

2003-05-12T23:17:30Z

The real issue is that some people *might* want links to open in new windows (or new tabs) but it should be completely up to the person clicking on the link to dictate the behavior.

For at least 5 years I've been using browsers that let me have control over opening a link in the current window, in a new window, in a new tab, etc. but still some site designers think they can decide this for me.

It's time to get with the times...

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How to make target="_blank" go away

2003-06-01T00:33:41Z