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Dick Margulis clarified a point in my previous note: "This is not a
popup, which in the context you mention is something intrusive that
appears automatically, without the intervention of the user of the
browser." <<Well, actually it is a popup, and a popup blocker will
block it, leaving your user wondering why nothing happens when they
[singular ;-)] click the link.>>
You sure about that? I tested the "target=blank", without JavaScript,
in my browsers (Safari on Mac OS-X and IE 5.2 ditto) with the popup
blocker enabled, and it worked just fine. In any event, any popup
blocker that stops you from opening a link in a new window _when that's
what you want to do_ isn't worth the time to download it imho.
--Geoff Hart ghart -at- videotron -dot- ca
(try geoffhart -at- mac -dot- com if you don't get a reply)
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