Target=new

ajpaulus · #1 (**permalink**) 06-23-2004, 02:15 PM

Hi Guys...

I noticed the other day that when viewing a website via Win XP browser, the 'target="new"' code doesn't work. If I want a link to open up a new window, is there another code that XP can read?

Audrey

bhartzer · #2 (**permalink**) 06-23-2004, 02:25 PM

The latest browser comes with a popup blocker. It could be that the popup blocker is blocking the target=_new links.

M0rtym0use · #3 (**permalink**) 06-23-2004, 05:09 PM

ajpaulus,
you could of course add to the html < a > tag target="_blank"

this will open in a new window...

MM

ajpaulus · #4 (**permalink**) 06-23-2004, 05:20 PM

so target=new and target=blank are essentially the same? will this work in XP and override the pop-up blockage?

HardCoded · #5 (**permalink**) 06-23-2004, 11:11 PM

No, they're different. target="_blank" (note the underscore, it's important) is a special target that will always open a different window. While with new or _new you are opening a window named "new" or "_new" that will be reused the next time someone clicks a similar link from the parent window.

This might help:
http://authors.aspalliance.com/steve...es/windows.asp

Never seen a blocker block windows opened this way...but hey what do I know.

ajpaulus · #6 (**permalink**) 06-24-2004, 10:27 AM

You are so smart! Thank you for the info!