Re: [webmaster] Opening links in new windows is irritating

Joshua D. Drake wrote:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>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.

Right.  I have seen that done.

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