On 8/2/06, Dean Champeau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hello.
>
> I have a series of buttons that I've styled with CCS using a:hover
> and I'm having a problem...
>
> Most of the buttons are just ordinary "a href..." markup that links
> to other HTML pages, but one of buttons needs to open a PDF file in a
> separate window. I originally used...
>
> a href="blahblah" target="blank"
>
> for my markup, but there was an issue with IE opening the file in a
> new window but then immediately minimizing the window, for whatever
> reason. So I decided to use an "onclick" script to open the file
> instead. Now IE opens the file in a new window correctly, but
> my :hover styling doesn't work anymore for that particular button.
> It's almost as if IE doesn't look for a style unless there's an
> "href" attribute associated with the "a" element.
>
> Anybody have a clue what's going on? BTW, Safari on Mac applies
> the :hover style as expected.
The answer doesn't lie with css but with the markup: use <a
href="foo.pdf" onclick="window.open('foo.pdf',whatever);return
false;">
This still works if the user doesn't have js, and the return false
stops the activation of the html link if the javascript is successful.
However, I wouldn't do either of these. The user has a choice of how
to display pdf - acrobat reader plugin, acrobat reader as external
app, or some other application (such as full acrobat), and should have
their preference set. forcing a new window if they are using an
external viewer just leaves them with a blank new window.
--
Richard Grevers, New Plymouth, New Zealand
Hat 1: Development Engineer, Webfarm Ltd.
Hat 2: Dramatic Design www.dramatic.co.nz
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