[misterphotoshop]

Hey guys Im working on this website and Im making it strict xhtml1.1. Apparently target="new" isnt supported so anyone have any ways of getting around this without using javascript or anything?

Thanks.

[mx]

no. if you want to open stuff in a new window you need to make the doc type transitional

[pgo]

Or use a JavaScript new window script.

And I honestly don't get the point of using XHTML 1.1 as it needs the mime-type "application+xhtml/xml" or whatever and that's not supported by IE.

[Red Cap]

heres a simple js script, just put rel="external" in your link instead of target="_new"

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;

[mike_m]

I think this is probably relevant: http://www.456bereastreet.com/archiv...pt_version_11/

[misterphotoshop]

Its okay guys Im not even using strict anymore :-p
Sorry for the inconvenience and thanks for the help.

[gray]

well theres a good solution!

[stickmus]

Originally Posted by Luke A

I know you are trying to help, so this isnt a rant at you.

• According to the W3C around 10% of users have disabled javascript or use a browser that doesnt support it.
• Then you have all the paranoid firefox users using "noscript" which is in the top ten extensions that blocks JS by default until you enable it.
• Then you have all the various kinds of popup blockers, which almost everyone has by now.
• Then you have the impact of using more code than is necessary. Not usually a problem for a small site, but for a busy big one?
• You are also breaking your outgoing links for google spiders

If you need to open new windows, follow the W3C's advice and use the proper doctype (and target="_blank"). You aren't any less geeky, or clever, or whatever by not using "strict" or the latest xhtml. Infact by choosing to use the wrong doctype id say you are showing a complete misunderstanding of the point of declaring a doctype.

You're right about using xhtml 1.1 - only if necessary. But you're wrong about google. The code is progressively enhancing so google will happily pick up the content. As for size, an externally linked javascript is hardly going to matter much, it'll be cached after the first visit. And for a busy big site, if you add up every external links target attribute I'm sure it wouldn't take many before you'd actually be saving bandwidth with a script like that.