November 6, 2002

OK, OK, already. I’m an idiot for having used javascript pop-up code on the clickable writer names in this weblog — like my name in blue above. So says (in no uncertain terms) Youngpup.net in this useful article about how to properly code pop-up window links for your website. The big problem with javascript pop-up links: they return errors or pop up blank new windows on some browsers, and users can’t right-click on them (which for some people is a common practice when they want to view a link via a new browser window). I’m ashamed of using javascript code here for so long. Please forgive me; from now on, I’ve reformed! (And thanks to Holovaty.com, where I learned of this tip.)

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