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whl626
04-06-2004, 22:44/10:44PM
As I tested them out that I find they just simply open a window for a new site.

eg : <a href="www.domain.com" target="_new"
OR <a href="www.domain.com" target="_blank"

There is no difference between the two, correct ?
ihelpyou
05-06-2004, 00:15/12:15AM
None that I know of. I think one of them is universal for all browsers and the other might not be. I use _blank as I don't think _new is recognized by all.
polarmate
05-06-2004, 00:23/12:23AM
No, they are not the same. They only appear to be the same. Both open in a new window - the difference is that one is identified by _blank and the other by _new. Every window that is launched has a handle by which it is unqiuely identified. If you wanted, you could program other web pages to open in a previously launched window, which you can identify by what you specified in the target attribute.
Kal
06-06-2004, 19:21/07:21PM
Going to move this thread from Country-Specific SE's to a topic more suitable :)
computingfuture
21-07-2004, 19:41/07:41PM
there is a difference in firefox
Bernard
21-07-2004, 21:24/09:24PM
I missed this thread the first time around. What is the difference you are seeing in Firefox?
computingfuture
22-07-2004, 03:22/03:22AM
Originally posted by Bernard
I missed this thread the first time around. What is the difference you are seeing in Firefox?


With the version I used a year or so back _blank was the name of a window where _new was a new window. I am not sure if this has been fixed or if it was a case sensitive issue, so since then I have always used _new