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From: David Mehler on 13 May 2010 17:13 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.
From: Ashley Sheridan on 13 May 2010 17:18 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
From: Andrew Ballard on 14 May 2010 08:59 On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 5:18 PM, Ashley Sheridan <ash(a)ashleysheridan.co.uk> 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
From: Adam Richardson on 14 May 2010 13:18 On Fri, May 14, 2010 at 8:59 AM, Andrew Ballard <aballard(a)gmail.com> wrote: > On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 5:18 PM, Ashley Sheridan > <ash(a)ashleysheridan.co.uk> 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 -- Nephtali: PHP web framework that functions beautifully http://nephtaliproject.com
From: Ashley Sheridan on 14 May 2010 16:49
On Fri, 2010-05-14 at 13:18 -0400, Adam Richardson wrote: > On Fri, May 14, 2010 at 8:59 AM, Andrew Ballard <aballard(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 5:18 PM, Ashley Sheridan > > <ash(a)ashleysheridan.co.uk> 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 |