target="_new"
I'm reading how to customize FireFox and I came across this statement:
Quote: Firefox has a built-in pop-up blocker that is activated by default. However, it doesn't stop web pages from opening in new windows by using the target="_blank" or the illegal target="_new" properties.
What do they mean by "the illegal target="_new" property? I use target="new" (without the underscore) all the time and it validates fine. Anybody know if this is a problem or why? Thanks.
Suzanne posted this at 22:06 — 26th February 2004.
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target="new" says open this page in the window named "new".
target="_new" is a false attribute value that generally works like target="_blank" (open in a new empty window) only it opens all pages into the same new window. It's not valid.
If you mean "_blank" you should use "_blank".
bja888 (not verified) posted this at 12:51 — 4th March 2004.
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_top
_blank
_parent
are the only ones I use
andy206uk posted this at 13:09 — 4th March 2004.
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Plus I think the target attribute has been dropped in xhtml hasnt it? (not sure if its the current version or the next one...).
(apart from in the frameset DTD that is...)
Andy
Suzanne posted this at 15:49 — 4th March 2004.
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Yes and no -- you can add things to the DTD for XHTML for it to work.
http://www.texastar.com/tips/2004/target_blank.shtml
JavaScript is also an option:
http://www.sitepoint.com/article/1041/3
jwcooper posted this at 21:18 — 7th March 2004.
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are there other "illegal" codes that we should be aware of?
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