Difference between revisions of "JavaScript links are evil"
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<a href="images/storyimages/040504_incident_report.html" target="_blank">report</a> | <a href="images/storyimages/040504_incident_report.html" target="_blank">report</a> | ||
</pre> | </pre> | ||
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| + | And this: | ||
| + | <pre> | ||
| + | <a href="javascript:KODAK('1.html')" ... | ||
| + | </pre> | ||
| + | Would become this: | ||
| + | <pre> | ||
| + | <a href="1.html" target="_blank" ... | ||
| + | </pre> | ||
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This has the following advantages: | This has the following advantages: | ||
# No loss of functionality - in fact, more functionality. | # No loss of functionality - in fact, more functionality. | ||
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# Putting the cursor over the link shows in the status bar what it is - something that you don't get with JavaScript. | # Putting the cursor over the link shows in the status bar what it is - something that you don't get with JavaScript. | ||
# Users hate popup windows. | # Users hate popup windows. | ||
| + | # Works especially well in tabbed browsers (and now that IE7 has been released, every major browser is now a tabbed browser). | ||
==Sites asked to consider above change== | ==Sites asked to consider above change== | ||
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! Site | ! Site | ||
! Date | ! Date | ||
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| − | | [http:// | + | | [http://spamgourmet.com SpamGourmet disposable email service]. |
| 15-Feb-2006 | | 15-Feb-2006 | ||
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| + | | [http://www.photomichaelwolf.com/hongkongarchitecture/ Pictures of Hong Kong buildings]. | ||
| + | | 27-Feb-2006 | ||
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Latest revision as of 01:34, 9 November 2006
Please don't use javascript for your links. Use standard HTML instead.
For example:
<a href="#" onClick="MM_openBrWindow('images/storyimages/040504_incident_report.html','','scrollbars=yes,width=840')">report</a>
There is simply no reason whatsoever for it. This works just as well like this:
<a href="images/storyimages/040504_incident_report.html" target="_blank">report</a>
And this:
<a href="javascript:KODAK('1.html')" ...
Would become this:
<a href="1.html" target="_blank" ...
This has the following advantages:
- No loss of functionality - in fact, more functionality.
- Works even with Javascript turned off.
- Putting the cursor over the link shows in the status bar what it is - something that you don't get with JavaScript.
- Users hate popup windows.
- Works especially well in tabbed browsers (and now that IE7 has been released, every major browser is now a tabbed browser).
Sites asked to consider above change[edit]
| Site | Date |
|---|---|
| SpamGourmet disposable email service. | 15-Feb-2006 |
| Pictures of Hong Kong buildings. | 27-Feb-2006 |
