On Fri, May 14, 2010 at 4:49 PM, Ashley Sheridan <ash@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote: > On Fri, 2010-05-14 at 13:18 -0400, Adam Richardson wrote: > > On Fri, May 14, 2010 at 8:59 AM, Andrew Ballard <aballard@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 5:18 PM, Ashley Sheridan > > <ash@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > On Thu, 2010-05-13 at 17:13 -0400, David Mehler wrote: > > > > > >> Hello, > > >> I want to open an external link in a new window, i know i can do this > > >> with xhtml, but only with the transitional dtd, which i'm not using. I > > >> was wondering if php could pull this off? > > >> Thanks. > > >> Dave. > > >> > > > > > > > > > No. PHP is on the server, not the client-side. If you can't use > > > something like target="_blank" in your xhtml, then consider using > > > Javascript. It's not the ideal solution, as it won't work where > > > scripting is disabled or not available. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > Ash > > > http://www.ashleysheridan.co.uk > > > > It may or may not be the "ideal" solution, but I'm pretty sure it is > > considered the "correct" solution going forward. I recall reading > > somewhere that things like controlling the "target" for a link are > > considered behavior rather than part of the document's semantic > > structure, and therefore belong in scripting rather than markup under > > XHTML. That makes sense given that one of the goals of XHTML is > > structured documents that can be consumed by multiple services, > > including but not exclusively web browsers. > > > > This also has the side effect that the decision of whether to open a > > link in the current window or a new window/tab belongs to the viewer > > instead of the author, which some argue is exactly as it should be. > > > > Andrew > > > > -- > > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > > > I'd avoid the target attribute, as it's deprecated in the strict versions > (and I'd avoid it for the reasons Andrew mentioned.) > > For reading, here's a nice resource to start with:http://www.456bereastreet.com/archive/200603/the_target_attribute_and_opening_new_windows/ > > Adam > > > > There are still valid reasons to use it. On my own site for example, and > links which lead outside of my site open up in a new tab/window. I link to a > lot of other external sites often in my blog entries, and I think it's valid > that these links open up in new tabs/windows so that my site is left open > when they read the rest of the article. > > I guess I could add some form of indication that the link will open up in a > new window though. > > > Thanks, > Ash > http://www.ashleysheridan.co.uk > > > The resource I suggested was focused on the use of the target attribute to open a new window. Yes, there are situations where opening a new window/tab are appropriate (but, as you mentioned, you should always try to provide feedback that clicking the link will open a new window.) However, using javascript to open new windows provides a solution that validates for both strict and transitional documents AND separates behavior from content. Adam -- Nephtali: PHP web framework that functions beautifully http://nephtaliproject.com
