[thelist] Target=_blank or back button?

Hassan Schroeder hassan at webtuitive.com
Thu Jun 20 14:51:05 CDT 2002


Janet Green wrote:

> Theories, thoughts, suggestions... on when it's appropriate to
> open a link in a new browser window vs. simply using the back
> button?

When the link is to material /supplemental/ to the origin page --
help file, glossary, etc. -- where being able to see both origin
and spawned page at the same time is useful, or where the child
page only exists temporarily -- to, for instance, choose options
or set a preference relevant to the origin page and subsequent
"full" pages.

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