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Subject:	Re: Attributes of the IMG tag used in displaying the LUGNET logo
Newsgroups:	lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.publish.html
Date:	Tue, 18 Dec 2001 11:48:41 GMT
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In lugnet.admin.general (and 1 other group), Constantine Hannaher wrote: > As far as the markup for including the LUGNET buttons and banners on a > web page is concerned, the target= attribute of the <a> tag is > deprecated in HTML 4.01 and XHTML 1.0. While I explore how to replace > the exact functionality of the target="_top" attribute, I will make do > with a JavaScript event handler to open LUGNET in a new page: > > <a href="http://www.lugnet.com/" > onclick="window.open('http://www.lugnet.com/');return false"> but that will only work if the client supports java - if java is unavailable (for whatever reason), the button will act as a normal link. Why not put the target tag as a backup for the java? Dan

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		Re: Attributes of the IMG tag used in displaying the LUGNET logo
(...) JavaScript, not Java. A completely separate and unrelated language. Note that target="_top" is for frames, to load the page in the outermost frame (i.e. the whole window). For a new window, the correct value is target="_blank". If you are not (...) (23 years ago, 18-Dec-01, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.publish.html)

		Re: Attributes of the IMG tag used in displaying the LUGNET logo
The target= attribute is deprecated in HTML 4.01 and XHTML 1.0. If I, for whatever reason of vanity and the like, choose to write an XML document that validates against the strict DTDs, then I cannot use the target= attribute. You are correct that (...) (23 years ago, 18-Dec-01, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.publish.html)

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		Re: Attributes of the IMG tag used in displaying the LUGNET logo
As far as the markup for including the LUGNET buttons and banners on a web page is concerned, the target= attribute of the <a> tag is deprecated in HTML 4.01 and XHTML 1.0. While I explore how to replace the exact functionality of the target="_top" (...) (23 years ago, 18-Dec-01, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.publish.html)

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