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Your Text: Insert Slimies » Insert UBB Code » Close Last Tag \| All Tags UBB Help	We recommend you use the following in the place of the target attribute (which has been depreciated in XHTML): --------------------------------- Relevant threads: [url=http://www.ozoneasylum.com/Archives/Archive-000003/HTML/20030822-8-000411.html]XHTML Strict alternative for "target"?[/url] [url=http://www.ozoneasylum.com/Archives/Archive-000003/HTML/20030822-8-000250.html]XHTML 1.1 - strict[/url] [url=http://development.gurusnetwork.com/discussion/thread/2196/]XHTML, target=_blank, JavaScript and the referrer[/url] - discussion at the GN about the problem of the referer not being sent with the JavaScript solution. --------------------------------- Solutions: [b]JavaScript[/b] [code]onclick="window.open(this.href,'_blank');return false;"[/code] However, this appears to not work in IE5/Mac (probably due to the DOM defaulting to features being turned off rather than being switched on). This does appear to work: Put this in the head or external file: [code]function targetBlank (url) { blankWin = window.open(url,'_blank','menubar=yes,toolbar=yes,location=yes,directories=yes,fullscreen=no,titlebar=yes,hotkeys=yes,status=yes,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes'); }[/code] and this in the page to call the function: [code]<a href="http://www.domain.com" onclick="targetBlank(this.href);return false;">The GN in a new window</a> using Emps' reduced function[/code] --------------------------------- Relevant links: [url=http://www.youngpup.net/?request=/articles/how-to-create-popups.xml]How to Create Pop-Up Windows[/url] [url=http://development.incutio.com/simon/targetBlankExperiment.html]Target Blank in XHTML[/url] - a rather scary JavaScript hack which adds the target attribute to links. [url=http://www.serve.com/apg/workshop/replacingTarget/]Standards-based Replacement for target="_blank" in External Links[/url] [url=http://www.sitepoint.com/article/1041]New-Window Links in a Standards-Compliant World[/url] [b]XHTML 1.1+ Target Module[/b] More recent versions of XHTML allow modularization and there is a Target Module which gives us back the ability to use the target attribute. --------------------------------- Relevant links: [URL=http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml-modularization/abstract_modules.html#s_targetmodule]XHTML Target Module[/URL] [URL=http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml-modularization/]XHTML Modularization specifications[/URL] [url=http://www.uninetnews.com/xhtml/xhtmlversions.php]XHTML Versions Demystified[/url] --------------------------------- Relevant notes: As of the time of writing this FAQ was ranked 2 at Google for the terms [url=http://www.google.com/search?q=xhtml+strict+target+alternative]xhtml, strict, target, alternative[/url] (the first Asylum thread is number 1). _________________________ [internallink=4626]Emperor[/internallink] [small][i](Edited by: [url=http://www.ozoneasylum.com/cgi-bin/ubbmisc.cgi?action=getbio&UserName=Tyberius+Prime]Tyberius Prime [/url] on Wed 20-Aug-2003)[/i][/small] [small][i](Edited by: [url=http://www.ozoneasylum.com/cgi-bin/ubbmisc.cgi?action=getbio&UserName=Emperor]Emperor [/url] on Fri 22-Aug-2003)[/i][/small] [small](Edited by [url=http://www.ozoneasylum.com/user/6282]CyBot[/url] on 08-20-2006 16:04)[/small] Loading...
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