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How can I make links re-direct in a new window?

I have a few links on my site that link to other sites, but it does so in the same window. What HTML script do I have to write to make a new window open so the view will also stay at the original page at my site?

Code:

<a href="http://link" target="_blank">link</a>

think that should be right

EDIT: Bleh, the [code] tag doesn't work properly :(

you do

Code:

< a href=blah.html target=_new >link test< /a >

take out the additional spaces

you can also do :: target="_blank" :: for this.

Check this out. It is a little more complex, but it alllows for a lot more flexibility.

PHP Code:


		
			
<html>

<head>

<title>PopUp For BoCo</title>

<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">

<script language="JavaScript">

    function doPopUp( urlStr, name, opts )

    {

        window.open( urlStr, name, opts );

    }

</script>

</head>



<body>

    <p>

        <a href="#" onClick="doPopUp( 'http://www.google.com', 'awindow', 'toolbar=no,location=yes,directories=no,status=yes,menubar=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=no,copyhistory=no,width=400px,height=300px,left=50,top=50,screenX=50,screenY=50')">

            Click here to open Google

        </a>

    </p>

        <a href="http://www.tfproject.org" target="awindow">

            Click here next to change to TFP

        </a>

</body>

</html>

The JS function opens up a new window with the first parameter being the url, the second being the name you can use to target the window in the future. The last parameter if for the traits you want the window to have. Most of them are pretty self explanatory, just make sure screenX and screenY are the same as left and top respectively. Oh yeah, no spaces in the options string. If you want more than that I would more than happy to expand. Sorry about the crappy formatting, php formatting sems the only one that will work right

Bah.. I really hate it when webmasters force me to browse their way with non-resizable windows. At least make resizable=yes, or try it out on as many browsers as you have access to since not all browsers render the same.

When you add the target attribute to your anchor tag you can give it a certain name. target="_blank" will always open a new blank window but you don't have to do this. If you want you can have all your links open in a window different than your page is on but they will all open in the same one.

Let me explain it better. Say you added target="link" to all your links. On your page you included a link to CNN, Toms Hardware, and the TFP. Now say I was on your site and I clicked on the CNN link. It would get a new window with CNN. Then I clicked on the lead story on CNN and I still have two windows. One with your page and another with the lead CNN story. Now say I switched back to your page and I clicked on the TFP link. TFP would open up not in an entirely new window but the one where the CNN story is. The is because the target attribute give the new window a name, in this example "link". So each link that points to the windows named "link" will open in that window even if the site currently display is not what was originally opened in that window.

i'm sorry but i feel javascript for opening a window is only used for ads and annoying popups

target="_blank" is really al you need.

javascript is ok but u dont really need all that stuff... unless you are making a popup ad

I have to disagree. Although you can do it much easier with the target. You can get much more control over the window layout and such. If you are opening up a page for announcements or or help page then why waste all that valuable pixel space with chrome. I just depends what you want I guess.

Quote:

Originally posted by MacGnG
i'm sorry but i feel javascript for opening a window is only used for ads and annoying popups

I beg to differ:

Give the users of your site the option of opening in a new window or not. Ok, you have to use javascript, but it works great!
Have a look at http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamicindex8/newwindow.htm and
http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamicindex8/newwindow2.htm

edited cause I can't type!