[WEB4LIB] Re: What coding to you use to open a new browswer

Thomas Dowling tdowling at ohiolink.edu
Thu Oct 28 16:53:44 EDT 1999


> >What coding can you use to open a new browser window
> >from a Web page link?
> >
>
> No javascript is necessary:
>
> <a href="targetpage.html" target="new">anchor</a>
>
> but use this sparingly, as it can be annoying.
>

This would target a frame or window actually named "new".  If such a
window already exists, that's where you go.  The reserved target name for
opening a new, unnamed window is "_blank" (with the underscore).



Thomas Dowling
OhioLINK - Ohio Library and Information Network
tdowling at ohiolink.edu




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