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Nov 09.2007

Hi All,
I have a question so simple I’m almost too embarrassed to ask…

I have a link that’s supposed to open an invoice in a new tab or window (for printing).

In IE, this works…
<a href=’myprintpage.php’ target=’invoice’>

When ‘invoice’ doesn’t exist, IE simply opens it as a new tab or window (depending on settings).

In Firefox, it opens the link in the same window. (Note that I don’t want to use pop-ups.)

Any suggestions for a solution?

CTB

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@CentauriNov 09.2007 — [CODE]<a href="myprintpage.php" onclick="window.open (this.href, ''); return false">Link Text</a>[/CODE]
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@bathurst_guyNov 09.2007 — target="_blank"
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@CentauriNov 09.2007 — target="_blank"[/QUOTE]

Ok with a transitional doctype - won't validate with strict.
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@kiwibritNov 09.2007 — Ok with a transitional doctype - won't validate with strict.[/QUOTE]

True. But it will work on every browser I can think of - and provided there is a comment about a new window or tab, I don't see an accessibility issue.
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@chestertbauthorNov 09.2007 — hmmm... none of these solutions work in Firefox. All work in IE. :-(

So I looked further and discovered that Firefox's default state is to open "javascript pop-ups" in the current tab. I'm not using pop-ups, so it looks like it defaults to include all targets. When I switched that off, all solutions, including the original "target='invoice'" worked. It does, however, open in a new window rather than a new tab... that is, it opens a second instance of Firefox for the target. Form a practical perspective, that doesn't really matter all that much, but it is a little annoying.

Thanks for your help all. I'm sorry it wasted everyone's time.

PS... I know it's built using IE's engine (oft described as "evil" in these parts), but Crazy Browser's default multi-tab useability just runs rings around Firefox. It's a pity it's becoming a little unstable.

Cheers

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@KravvitzNov 09.2007 — There are a few extensions that allow you to change the behavior of tabs in FF.

[url=https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/158]Tabbrowser Preferences[/url]

[url=https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1122]Tab Mix Plus[/url]
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@Major_PayneNov 09.2007 — FF itself has a way to control tabs under the Tab tab without needing extensions. Don't forget FF version 2.0.0.9 is out and these new versions are always bug fixes and/or security fixes.

Ron
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@felgallNov 09.2007 — Since your visitor has full control over whether links open in a new window or new tab or in the current window, you can't force a page to open a specific way.

I have my browser configured to open ALL pages on the same site in the same window and all links to pages on a different site as a new tab regardless of how the web page itself is coded.
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