On Mar 28, 2008, at 10:09 AM, Hassan Schroeder wrote:
Perhaps if you've never seen or used one, it's hard
to conceptualize, but they exist.
Ouch...
However if the subject is still opening new windows vis a vis the
"target" attribute, it seems to me hard to conceptualize a web app
that doesn't rely on both client- and server-side scripting.
And returning to the original question:
Why not. I can't imagine it's better practice to replace it with
javascript.
I'd think that in a web app it certainly is better practice to use
javascript?
What I'm getting from the discussion to this point:
web *site* - new window bad;
web *app* - new window sometimes necessary
target="_blank" - deprecated* and probably bad in any circumstance
No doubt people will continue to hold different opinions as to how to
deal with links to non-HTML documents. For myself I've decided the
best course is to offer a direct link and leave it to the user to
decide whether to open a new window/tab, and I think this is coming
to be the majority and "standard" position. Those who hold a
different view are free to do so, and act accordingly.
Andrew
*a little bee in my bonnet:
deprecated: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deprecated
depreciated: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/depreciated
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