Comments on: How to make a link open in a new window with XHTML http://www.justin-cook.com/wp/2006/08/30/how-to-make-a-link-open-in-a-new-window-with-xhtml/ A web, technology, programming and SEO blog by Justin Cook Sun, 12 Oct 2008 00:31:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: MIke http://www.justin-cook.com/wp/2006/08/30/how-to-make-a-link-open-in-a-new-window-with-xhtml/#comment-140098 MIke Thu, 14 Aug 2008 05:02:44 +0000 http://www.justin-cook.com/wp/2006/08/30/how-to-make-a-link-open-in-a-new-window-with-xhtml/#comment-140098 This article was exactly what I was looking for to keep my document strict. You are correct, JavaScript is a behavior and target="_blank" belongs in JavaScript Thanks for the script! This article was exactly what I was looking for to keep my document strict. You are correct, JavaScript is a behavior and target="_blank" belongs in JavaScript

Thanks for the script!

]]> By: Busy http://www.justin-cook.com/wp/2006/08/30/how-to-make-a-link-open-in-a-new-window-with-xhtml/#comment-45732 Busy Wed, 24 Oct 2007 14:41:33 +0000 http://www.justin-cook.com/wp/2006/08/30/how-to-make-a-link-open-in-a-new-window-with-xhtml/#comment-45732 The javascript isn't wrriting invalid code, it's defining behavior (that's what it's supposed to do). HTML is there to structure the content, and that's why target="_blank" is invalid code in that context. There are good reasons to use new windows, it's not all just trying to keep visitors on your site. What about when you want a small window to pop up to give some details about something, and you need something bigger than a title="" but sending them to a new page would be awkward? Personally, I think this is an example of the W3C missing the mark. It's kind of like the <i> tag. If you want to nit-pick then yes, italics belongs in your CSS, but actually doing it that way is impractical enough to be wrong. The javascript isn't wrriting invalid code, it's defining behavior (that's what it's supposed to do). HTML is there to structure the content, and that's why target="_blank" is invalid code in that context.

There are good reasons to use new windows, it's not all just trying to keep visitors on your site. What about when you want a small window to pop up to give some details about something, and you need something bigger than a title="" but sending them to a new page would be awkward?

Personally, I think this is an example of the W3C missing the mark. It's kind of like the tag. If you want to nit-pick then yes, italics belongs in your CSS, but actually doing it that way is impractical enough to be wrong.

]]> By: Martin Payne http://www.justin-cook.com/wp/2006/08/30/how-to-make-a-link-open-in-a-new-window-with-xhtml/#comment-841 Martin Payne Wed, 30 Aug 2006 14:22:32 +0000 http://www.justin-cook.com/wp/2006/08/30/how-to-make-a-link-open-in-a-new-window-with-xhtml/#comment-841 So instead of writing invalid code, you use JavaScript to write the invalid code for you? Wouldn’t it be better to just avoid opening pages in new windows altogether? I find it very annoying when I click on a link and a new window pops up—if I want to stay on the original page, I will open the link in a new tab… So instead of writing invalid code, you use JavaScript to write the invalid code for you? Wouldn’t it be better to just avoid opening pages in new windows altogether?

I find it very annoying when I click on a link and a new window pops up—if I want to stay on the original page, I will open the link in a new tab…

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