CSS3 Hyperlink Presentation Module:”target:new”

As this is CSS3, I don’t know which, if any, browsers will support it at this time. I’ll have a play with it and see if I can make it work at all.

Alternatives:

If using a “transitional” DOCTYPE in your templates then using the target attribute in your links will still work without (X)HTML validation error.

If using a “Strict” DOCTYPE then indicate the links to be opened in a new window with a class and then intercept them with a little DOM scripting and have the new window open that way.

Real question is: do you really need links to open in a new window at all?

More to the point, forcing the opening of a new window is unfriendly, innaccessible, and generally unnecessary. Just don’t do it 😉

My 2 cents…