At 12:34 PM 06/20/2002, you wrote: > > Theories, thoughts, suggestions... on when it's appropriate > > to open a link in a new browser window vs. simply using the > > back button? Thanks! > > Janet > >when you are linking outside of your site. Unless, perhaps, if your site's purpose is a directory of sites. From an accessibility standpoint, _blank is undesirable unless the user is warned that a new window is going to be spawned. http://bobby.cast.org/bobby/html/en/gls/g112.html http://www.w3.org/TR/1999/WAI-WEBCONTENT-19990505/#tech-avoid-pop-ups Bill Mason Accessible Internet evolt at accessibleinter.net http://www.accessibleinter.net/