[BNM] [Bulk] Re: [Bulk] Re: [Bulk] Re: XHTML strict New Window

[robert stevens]

Thanks Dan. Unfortunately, same as before - opens in *same* window. If only
some clients could be more standards compliant. There goes my WC3 badge.
Rob

> Dan Eastwell13/3/07 2:37 pmdaneastwell at gmail.com

> Yes, unless I'm much mistaken!
> 
> On 3/13/07, robert stevens <Robs_here at btinternet.com> wrote:
>> Ok thanks, but now I'm confused. Do I just change the line in my javascript?
>> ...This one: anchor.target = "_blank"; into this one:
>> window.open(this.href);
>> return false;
>> 
>> And the links in the XHTML stay the same?
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> 
>> R
>> 
>>> Dan Eastwell13/3/07 1:23 pmdaneastwell at gmail.com
>> 
>>> Haha! Sorry, I thought I was replying to the jquery forum!! Either
>>> way, the same principles apply.
>>> 
>>> Well, the idea is to use jquery to iterate over the page and find all
>>> links with the attribute rel and the value 'external', which is what
>>> the function below does, as well, and then pops them in a node
>>> collection to play with.
>>> 
>>> Your function also adds a target="_blank" to open a window, relying on
>>> what the browser does/is allowed to do (with pop up blockers, etc).
>>> 
>>> instead of the line
>>> 
>>> anchor.target = "_blank";
>>> 
>>> use
>>> 
>>> window.open(this.href);
>>> return false;
>>> 
>>> you might have more joy with pop up blockers. It will failsafe to a
>>> straightforward link without javascript.
>>> 
>>> HTH, any more questions, just ask,
>>> 
>>> Dan
>>> 
>>> On 3/13/07, robert stevens <Robs_here at btinternet.com> wrote:
>>>> Thanks Dan!
>>>> 
>>>> Umm, I'm no JS maestro here. You don't mean to change anything in my HTML
>>>> links do you? They can stay like this:
>>>> <a href="document.html" rel="external">external link</a>
>>>> 
>>>> This is how the jS is now
>>>> ------------------------------
>>>> function externalLinks() {
>>>>  if (!document.getElementsByTagName) return;
>>>>  var anchors = document.getElementsByTagName("a");
>>>>  for (var i=0; i<anchors.length; i++) {
>>>>   var anchor = anchors[i];
>>>>   if (anchor.getAttribute("href") &&
>>>>   anchor.getAttribute("rel") == "external")
>>>>   anchor.target = "_blank";
>>>>  }
>>>>  }
>>>>  window.onload = externalLinks;
>>>> -------------------------------
>>>> 
>>>> Do you mean to write an additional function?
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> 
>>>> Rob
>>>> 
>>>> -------------------------------
>>>>> Dan Eastwell13/3/07 11:48 am daneastwell at gmail.com
>>>> 
>>>>> Try as well as rel="external" as your HTML trigger, using the following:
>>>>> 
>>>>> externalWindow("a[@rel='external']");
>>>>> 
>>>>> in your document.ready
>>>>> 
>>>>> and
>>>>> 
>>>>> function externalWindow(theElement){
>>>>> $(theElement).click(function() {
>>>>> window.open(this.href);
>>>>> return false;
>>>>>   });
>>>>> }
>>>>> 
>>>>> This should work.
>>>>> 
>>>>> On 3/13/07, robert stevens <Robs_here at btinternet.com> wrote:
>>>>>> Dear all,
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I'm having to use pop up windows for external links (and a few internal
>>>>>> too). As you XHTML strict peeps will know, using target="_blank" in the
>>>>>> HTML
>>>>>> for this will fail XHTML strict in the WC3 Validator.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Have researched some simple JavaScript options for this. One that kept
>>>>>> cropping up, and I have tried to use, is this:
>>>>>> http://www.sitepoint.com/article/standards-compliant-world
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> However, in Safari and Firefox (OS X) it doesn't open a new window.
>>>>>> It's possible I've made an error. Does anyone know a robust standards
>>>>>> compliant new window opener that will work in Safari and Firefox (Mac)?
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Many thanks,
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Rob
>>>>>> 
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