Yay! Let's gang up on the moderator! (Just kidding!) Seriously, though...
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Originally Posted by aventvoy
When do you want to open a new window? Anytime you give the possibility to your visitor to access some information on another site. What would be the benefit to me if on my home page for example, a link to another web site would cause the visitor to leave and not come back?
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In this particular case I would use the target attribute and have the page using the target attribute be set as XHTML Transitional rather than Strict. Your only need here is to open another window and the only consideration here is that you're letting spiders crawl along this link to the other person's site which might help them out some. I figure that if I'm referencing another site, they deserve that sort of credit. I'd certainly be happy to receive the same.
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Originally Posted by aventvoy
Pop ups: if an information on your page is just a few sentences, why change page? A pop up window that fits perfectly the text or image is just fine, it is read or viewed rapidly, and the internaut comes back to the main source immediately instead of hitting the "back" button.
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Yup. A really good example is a help system whereby you educate your users that when they see a help icon they can click on it for more information. I use these alot in forms, especially where there is possible uncertainty as to what is expected to be put in a given field. As for the back button, it's evil. It's particularly evil in framed sites (which I dislike for many other reasons anyway) and can also be troublesome for some dynamic sites, requiring your visitor to first hit back and then refresh. I try to keep my visitors from needing to do anything of the sort.