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 textall the time and it doesn't trigger pop-up blockers... (???) maybe I'm misunderstanding or we are talking about two different things?-DanOn 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/
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With all due respect, I open new windowslink textall the time and it doesn't trigger pop-up blockers... (???) maybe I'm misunderstanding or we are talking about two different things?-DanOn 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/
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