target=blank vs target=new

Licker4U · 2007-06-06, 08:05 AM

What's the difference between target=blank and target=new?

N J · 2007-06-06, 09:18 AM

I wondered too before, but never bothered finding out, but now I did...
From http://www.aota.net/forums/showthread.php?t=20868:

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The difference is that _new is not a valid target name, while _blank is. In practice both will work and will open a new window, but a window created with "target=_new" will be a named window, with target="_blank" a new unnamed window is opened.

jds · 2007-06-06, 11:08 AM

You could even put target=_licker4u that would do the same.

virgohippy · 2007-06-06, 01:07 PM

Used to be IE would open a target="_blank" link in a new window and all futher links would open in that same 2nd window. A target="anything" would open each link in another new window.

I don't know if it still works that way.

Licker4U · 2007-06-07, 05:55 AM

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Originally Posted by N J

I wondered too before, but never bothered finding out, but now I did...
From http://www.aota.net/forums/showthread.php?t=20868:

Thanks for the info. Now, what are the advantages/disadvantages of using "taget=_new" for say, a link list or hub.

N J · 2007-06-07, 06:36 AM

When you name (_new, _name or _whatever) a popup you can get more than one link to open in this popup. To me thats often annoying, if you minimized the first popup and then click another link and then wondering why no new popup pops up, but instead it just change the site in the first popup. Might be useful for something though??

2007-06-06, 08:05 AM	#1
Licker4U Mean people suck, nice people swallow, are you mean or nice? Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Lower Alabama-The Redneck Riviera Posts: 2,376	target=blank vs target=new What's the difference between target=blank and target=new?

2007-06-06, 11:08 AM	#3
jds Just because I don't care doesn't mean I don't understand! Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 98	You could even put target=_licker4u that would do the same. __________________ Submit your blogs now ! Traffic and backlinks for them.

2007-06-06, 01:07 PM	#4
virgohippy Madness is like gravity. All it takes is a little... push. Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: California Posts: 1,679	Used to be IE would open a target="_blank" link in a new window and all futher links would open in that same 2nd window. A target="anything" would open each link in another new window. I don't know if it still works that way. __________________ ~Warm and Fuzzy.

2007-06-07, 06:36 AM	#6
N J Trying is the first step towards failure Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 128	When you name (_new, _name or _whatever) a popup you can get more than one link to open in this popup. To me thats often annoying, if you minimized the first popup and then click another link and then wondering why no new popup pops up, but instead it just change the site in the first popup. Might be useful for something though??