Re: Micro-managing External Links

This WebDNA talk-list message is from

2006


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 67225
interpreted = N
texte = With all due respect, I open new windows link text all the time and it doesn't trigger pop-up blockers... (???) maybe I'm misunderstanding or we are talking about two different things? -Dan On Tue, 16 May 2006 12:42:43 -0400 John Peacock wrote: > Dan Strong wrote: >> client specifically requested that my solution not be defeated by pop-up >> blockers, since the goal is not to do a 'pop-up' per se, but rather to >> open a new window that shows the disclaimer and then says 'click here to >> go to the external link.' > > No matter what your client /wants/, opening a new window *is* a popup. You can do it without a >new window by having the link initially goto a page on their own website, prior to going to the >external link. But if you open a new window, for whatever reason, you are going to get caught by >popup blockers. If you try and use Flash or whatever to defeat the popup blockers, your solution >will fail for people who don't have Flash. > > Sorry > > John > > -- > John Peacock > Director of Information Research and Technology > Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group > 4501 Forbes Boulevard > Suite H > Lanham, MD 20706 > 301-459-3366 x.5010 > fax 301-429-5748 > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: Micro-managing External Links ( "Bess Ho" 2006)
  2. Re: Micro-managing External Links ( "Dan Strong" 2006)
  3. Re: Micro-managing External Links ( "Dan Strong" 2006)
  4. Re: Micro-managing External Links ( "Bess Ho" 2006)
  5. Re: Micro-managing External Links ( John Peacock 2006)
  6. Re: Micro-managing External Links ( Sam Lewis 2006)
  7. Re: Micro-managing External Links ( "Dan Strong" 2006)
  8. Re: Micro-managing External Links ( John Peacock 2006)
  9. Re: Micro-managing External Links ( "Dan Strong" 2006)
  10. Re: Micro-managing External Links ( Sam Lewis 2006)
  11. Re: Micro-managing External Links ( "Dan Strickler" 2006)
  12. Re: Micro-managing External Links ( Stuart Tremain 2006)
  13. Re: Micro-managing External Links ( devaulw@onebox.com 2006)
  14. Re: Micro-managing External Links ( Robert Sweet 2006)
  15. Re: Micro-managing External Links ( Robert Sweet 2006)
  16. Re: Micro-managing External Links ( Dale Lists 2006)
  17. Re: Micro-managing External Links ( Stuart Tremain 2006)
  18. Re: Micro-managing External Links ( Marko Bernyk 2006)
  19. Re: Micro-managing External Links ( Robert Sweet 2006)
  20. Re: Micro-managing External Links ( Marko Bernyk 2006)
  21. Re: Micro-managing External Links ( "Dan Strong" 2006)
  22. Micro-managing External Links ( "Dan Strong" 2006)
With all due respect, I open new windows link text all the time and it doesn't trigger pop-up blockers... (???) maybe I'm misunderstanding or we are talking about two different things? -Dan On Tue, 16 May 2006 12:42:43 -0400 John Peacock wrote: > Dan Strong wrote: >> client specifically requested that my solution not be defeated by pop-up >> blockers, since the goal is not to do a 'pop-up' per se, but rather to >> open a new window that shows the disclaimer and then says 'click here to >> go to the external link.' > > No matter what your client /wants/, opening a new window *is* a popup. You can do it without a >new window by having the link initially goto a page on their own website, prior to going to the >external link. But if you open a new window, for whatever reason, you are going to get caught by >popup blockers. If you try and use Flash or whatever to defeat the popup blockers, your solution >will fail for people who don't have Flash. > > Sorry > > John > > -- > John Peacock > Director of Information Research and Technology > Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group > 4501 Forbes Boulevard > Suite H > Lanham, MD 20706 > 301-459-3366 x.5010 > fax 301-429-5748 > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ "Dan Strong"

DOWNLOAD WEBDNA NOW!

Top Articles:

Talk List

The WebDNA community talk-list is the best place to get some help: several hundred extremely proficient programmers with an excellent knowledge of WebDNA and an excellent spirit will deliver all the tips and tricks you can imagine...

Related Readings:

ShowNext (1997) Where's Cart Created ? (1997) Resetting a Formvariable (2000) AGAIN: Who's Security? (2000) multi-paragraph fields (1997) More on [purchase] (1998) Public beta 2 for WebCatalog 4.0 is now available. (2000) (no subject) (1997) TCP Connect for a newbie (2002) problems with 2 tags (1997) Banners (1997) createfolder not behaving as expected (1999) Nested tags count question (1997) Multiple Users.db Possible? (1997) WebCat2b13 Mac plugin - [sendmail] and checkboxes (1997) Virtual hosting and webcatNT (1997) OT: need bad code (2005) PCS Frames (1997) authenticating a second user (1997) Emailer setup (1997)