Re: [webmaster] Opening links in new windows is irritating - Mailing list pgsql-www

>>>>>>
>>>>>>This has been considered bad practice since at least 1999.
>>>>>>    2. Opening New Browser Windows
>>>>>>    http://www.useit.com/alertbox/990530.html
>>>>>>
>>>>>>An example is after searching:
>>>>>>
http://search.postgresql.org/www.search?ul=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.postgresql.org%2Fdocs%2F8.0%2Fstatic%2F%25&q=delete+from
>>>>>>When I click on a link in the results, it has an _BLANK target, which
>>>>>>should be removed.

If navigation is done correctly then _BLANK should not be required. The
only time _BLANK should be used IMHO is when the link takes you to a
different site.

Sincerely,

Joshua D. Drake


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