Re: Micro-managing External Links
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It keeps the original formatting.
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texte = To anyone following this thread, the solution Sam offered is very elegant and works perfectly -- except on Mac. Fails on all browsers on Mac. PC works fine, all browsers. Heads up. Oh well, looks like it's [grep] & [convertchars], etc. time... Dan On Tue, 16 May 2006 10:25:14 -0700 Sam Lewis
wrote: > I think what John meant is that if you use javascript to open a new window you are likely to >run into problems with pop-up blockers. > > The javascript should be rewritten to add anchor.target="_blank" and change the link to a page >on your site like: "mypage.tpl?link=http:// externallink". Then you can show your disclaimer >without using a javascript pop-up. > > Sam Lewis > Moxie Media, LLC > > GoMoxieMedia.com > > > On May 16, 2006, at 10:02 AM, Dan Strong wrote: > >> 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 >> digest@talk.smithmicro.com> >>> 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 > digest@talk.smithmicro.com> >> 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/ ------------------------------------------------------------- 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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To anyone following this thread, the solution Sam offered is very elegant and works perfectly -- except on Mac. Fails on all browsers on Mac. PC works fine, all browsers. Heads up. Oh well, looks like it's [grep] & [convertchars], etc. time... Dan On Tue, 16 May 2006 10:25:14 -0700 Sam Lewis wrote: > I think what John meant is that if you use javascript to open a new window you are likely to >run into problems with pop-up blockers. > > The javascript should be rewritten to add anchor.target="_blank" and change the link to a page >on your site like: "mypage.tpl?link=http:// externallink". Then you can show your disclaimer >without using a javascript pop-up. > > Sam Lewis > Moxie Media, LLC > > GoMoxieMedia.com > > > On May 16, 2006, at 10:02 AM, Dan Strong wrote: > >> 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 >> digest@talk.smithmicro.com> >>> 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 > digest@talk.smithmicro.com> >> 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/ ------------------------------------------------------------- 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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