Thomas
Thu Jun 08 14:32:18 CDT 2006
True, but the IE newsgroup would know if there is code available to select a tab in IE7 from a web
page.
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"Mike Mueller" <MyName@ecinet.net.net> wrote in message
news:OudmDhyiGHA.1640@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>> "Diane Webster" queried:
>>> What is the code for opening a new browser tab as opposed
>>> to a new window and
>> > is there an if tabbed browsing then ... else open new
>> > window?
>
>> "Thomas A. Rowe" replied:
>> You would need to post this to the IE newsgroup, as it is
>> not a FP related issue.
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>
> Actally, this would be a programming issue. The OP is
> looking for code
> to put on her webpage to open a link in a 'new tab' as
> opposed to opening
> in a 'new window'.
>
> The answer to her question is there currently is no code to
> do this. Tabbed browsing is
> a relatively new feature, and I don't think that the
> programming has yet to add support
> for this.
> Most knowledgeable users who do have tabbed browsing that
> want this to occur have
> their browsers setup to open 'new window' requests in tabs.
>
> Maybe the developers of all these new toys could work with
> the consortium to add
> functionality for this in newer versions of the browsers.
> One issue with this is that the latest standards for HTML do
> not recognize the target
> attribute of a link, so the 'target="_blank"' is actually
> invalid code for 4.01 Strict
>
>