[WSG] Broken Links and New Windows

2006-11-12 Thread Sarah Peeke (XERT)
Hi all, On the subject of opening new windows (which I am also opposed to), how should a report broken link be configured? My thinking is that if someone bothers to take the time to report a broken link, we should make it as easy as possible for them to do so. Opening a new window allows them

Re: [WSG] Broken Links and New Windows

2006-11-12 Thread Terrence Wood
On 13/11/2006, at 1:06 PM, Sarah Peeke (XERT) wrote: Opening a new window allows them to still view the page with the broken link so that they can describe what/where the link is on the page. I doubt many visitors care about your web site that much to be honest - why not just let them

Re: [WSG] Broken Links and New Windows

2006-11-12 Thread Sarah Peeke (XERT)
Hi Terrance I doubt many visitors care about your web site that much to be honest - why not just let them use cut and paste rather than trying to reinvent a wheel? Thanks for your reply. Perhaps, just a simple mailto, and the over zealous users can copy and paste, just as you say. Many

Re: [WSG] Broken Links and New Windows

2006-11-12 Thread Sarah Peeke (XERT)
Hi Lachlan If you still think you need such a thing, why not do one of the following: 1. Let the user open a new window if they need to! 2. Use a script to dynamically insert the form into the same page 3. Add the link to the 404 page with the link like this: