Re: How to open a page in a new window within Perl script

Use the HTML target attribute to the anchor tag that points to the script:

<a href="myScript" target="myWindow">myAnchor</a>
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Re^2: How to open a page in a new window within Perl script by madizen (Sexton) on Feb 26, 2006 at 19:50 UTC
Just a few notes on style. While this technique should in many cases work, target is a deprecated attribute (not valid XHTML, so use a transitional DOCTYPE, or none). Opening new windows is generally frowned on due to its poor showing in UI usability testing. If you must, it's considered best practice to add a phrase near the link text indicating "opens in a new window", which you might do as part of the link's title attribute. UPDATE: /me kicks self, mumbles. If I could vote I would obviously have to ++ brian for you know, actually answering the OP's question.	[reply]

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Re^2: How to open a page in a new window within Perl script
by madizen (Sexton) on Feb 26, 2006 at 19:50 UTC

Just a few notes on style. While this technique should in many cases work, target is a deprecated attribute (not valid XHTML, so use a transitional DOCTYPE, or none). Opening new windows is generally frowned on due to its poor showing in UI usability testing.

If you must, it's considered best practice to add a phrase near the link text indicating "opens in a new window", which you might do as part of the link's title attribute.

UPDATE: /me kicks self, mumbles. If I could vote I would obviously have to ++ brian for you know, actually answering the OP's question.

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