Re: Micro-managing External Links

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2006


It keeps the original formatting.
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texte = Correction: works in Safari 2, but fails on the following: OSX 10.2.8 - Safari 1.0.3, IE 5.2 & OS 9.1 - IE 5.1 -Dan On Tue, 16 May 2006 13:57:56 -0700 "Dan Strong" wrote: > To anyone following this thread, the solution Sam offered is very elegant and works perfectly -- >except on Mac. Fails on all browsers on Mac. PC works fine, all browsers. Heads up. > > Oh well, looks like it's [grep] & [convertchars], etc. time... > > Dan > > On Tue, 16 May 2006 10:25:14 -0700 > Sam Lewis wrote: >> I think what John meant is that if you use javascript to open a new window you are likely to >>run into problems with pop-up blockers. >> >> The javascript should be rewritten to add anchor.target="_blank" and change the link to a page >>on your site like: "mypage.tpl?link=http:// externallink". Then you can show your disclaimer >>without using a javascript pop-up. >> >> Sam Lewis >> Moxie Media, LLC >> >> GoMoxieMedia.com >> >> >> On May 16, 2006, at 10:02 AM, Dan Strong wrote: >> >>> With all due respect, I open new windows >>> link text >>> all the time and it doesn't trigger pop-up blockers... (???) maybe >>> I'm misunderstanding or we are talking about two different things? >>> -Dan >>> >>> On Tue, 16 May 2006 12:42:43 -0400 >>> John Peacock wrote: >>>> Dan Strong wrote: >>>>> client specifically requested that my solution not be defeated by >>>>> pop-up blockers, since the goal is not to do a 'pop-up' per se, >>>>> but rather to open a new window that shows the disclaimer and >>>>> then says 'click here to go to the external link.' >>>> No matter what your client /wants/, opening a new window *is* a >>>> popup. You can do it without a new window by having the link >>>> initially goto a page on their own website, prior to going to the >>>> external link. But if you open a new window, for whatever reason, >>>> you are going to get caught by popup blockers. If you try and use >>>> Flash or whatever to defeat the popup blockers, your solution will >>>> fail for people who don't have Flash. >>>> Sorry >>>> John >>>> -- >>>> John Peacock >>>> Director of Information Research and Technology >>>> Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group >>>> 4501 Forbes Boulevard >>>> Suite H >>>> Lanham, MD 20706 >>>> 301-459-3366 x.5010 >>>> fax 301-429-5748 >>>> ------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >>>> the mailing list . >>>> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >>>> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to >>> digest@talk.smithmicro.com> >>>> Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------- >>> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >>> the mailing list . >>> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >>> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to >> digest@talk.smithmicro.com> >>> Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------- >> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >> the mailing list . >> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to >> Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: Micro-managing External Links ( "Bess Ho" 2006)
  2. Re: Micro-managing External Links ( "Dan Strong" 2006)
  3. Re: Micro-managing External Links ( "Dan Strong" 2006)
  4. Re: Micro-managing External Links ( "Bess Ho" 2006)
  5. Re: Micro-managing External Links ( John Peacock 2006)
  6. Re: Micro-managing External Links ( Sam Lewis 2006)
  7. Re: Micro-managing External Links ( "Dan Strong" 2006)
  8. Re: Micro-managing External Links ( John Peacock 2006)
  9. Re: Micro-managing External Links ( "Dan Strong" 2006)
  10. Re: Micro-managing External Links ( Sam Lewis 2006)
  11. Re: Micro-managing External Links ( "Dan Strickler" 2006)
  12. Re: Micro-managing External Links ( Stuart Tremain 2006)
  13. Re: Micro-managing External Links ( devaulw@onebox.com 2006)
  14. Re: Micro-managing External Links ( Robert Sweet 2006)
  15. Re: Micro-managing External Links ( Robert Sweet 2006)
  16. Re: Micro-managing External Links ( Dale Lists 2006)
  17. Re: Micro-managing External Links ( Stuart Tremain 2006)
  18. Re: Micro-managing External Links ( Marko Bernyk 2006)
  19. Re: Micro-managing External Links ( Robert Sweet 2006)
  20. Re: Micro-managing External Links ( Marko Bernyk 2006)
  21. Re: Micro-managing External Links ( "Dan Strong" 2006)
  22. Micro-managing External Links ( "Dan Strong" 2006)
Correction: works in Safari 2, but fails on the following: OSX 10.2.8 - Safari 1.0.3, IE 5.2 & OS 9.1 - IE 5.1 -Dan On Tue, 16 May 2006 13:57:56 -0700 "Dan Strong" wrote: > To anyone following this thread, the solution Sam offered is very elegant and works perfectly -- >except on Mac. Fails on all browsers on Mac. PC works fine, all browsers. Heads up. > > Oh well, looks like it's [grep] & [convertchars], etc. time... > > Dan > > On Tue, 16 May 2006 10:25:14 -0700 > Sam Lewis wrote: >> I think what John meant is that if you use javascript to open a new window you are likely to >>run into problems with pop-up blockers. >> >> The javascript should be rewritten to add anchor.target="_blank" and change the link to a page >>on your site like: "mypage.tpl?link=http:// externallink". Then you can show your disclaimer >>without using a javascript pop-up. >> >> Sam Lewis >> Moxie Media, LLC >> >> GoMoxieMedia.com >> >> >> On May 16, 2006, at 10:02 AM, Dan Strong wrote: >> >>> With all due respect, I open new windows >>> link text >>> all the time and it doesn't trigger pop-up blockers... (???) maybe >>> I'm misunderstanding or we are talking about two different things? >>> -Dan >>> >>> On Tue, 16 May 2006 12:42:43 -0400 >>> John Peacock wrote: >>>> Dan Strong wrote: >>>>> client specifically requested that my solution not be defeated by >>>>> pop-up blockers, since the goal is not to do a 'pop-up' per se, >>>>> but rather to open a new window that shows the disclaimer and >>>>> then says 'click here to go to the external link.' >>>> No matter what your client /wants/, opening a new window *is* a >>>> popup. You can do it without a new window by having the link >>>> initially goto a page on their own website, prior to going to the >>>> external link. But if you open a new window, for whatever reason, >>>> you are going to get caught by popup blockers. If you try and use >>>> Flash or whatever to defeat the popup blockers, your solution will >>>> fail for people who don't have Flash. >>>> Sorry >>>> John >>>> -- >>>> John Peacock >>>> Director of Information Research and Technology >>>> Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group >>>> 4501 Forbes Boulevard >>>> Suite H >>>> Lanham, MD 20706 >>>> 301-459-3366 x.5010 >>>> fax 301-429-5748 >>>> ------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >>>> the mailing list . >>>> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >>>> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to >>> digest@talk.smithmicro.com> >>>> Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------- >>> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >>> the mailing list . >>> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >>> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to >> digest@talk.smithmicro.com> >>> Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------- >> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >> the mailing list . >> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to >> Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ "Dan Strong"

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