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TIL about opening windows

TIL about opening windows

Gunnar Bittersmann

March 29, 2021
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  1. TIL
    about
    opening
    windows
    Photo by Adrien Siami on Unsplash

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  3. Opening up new browser windows is like a vacuum
    cleaner sales person who starts a visit by emptying
    an ash tray on the customer’s carpet. Don’t pollute
    my screen with any more windows, thanks.
    — Jakob Nielsen, Top 10 Mistakes in Web Design, 2011

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  4. changes of context
    major changes in the content of the Web page that, if made without
    user awareness, can disorient users who are not able to view the
    entire page simultaneously
    Opening a new window, moving focus to a different component,
    going to a new page (including anything that would look to a user
    as if they had moved to a new page) or significantly re-arranging
    the content of a page are examples of changes of context.
    — Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1

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  5. Regardless of what accessibility conformance level
    you target, do not arbitrarily open links in a new
    window or tab. If you are required to do so anyway,
    inform users in text.
    — Adrian Roselli, Link Targets and 3.2.5

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  6. [target="_blank"]!"after {
    content: " (opens in new window or tab)";
    }
    In his article Link Targets and 3.2.5 (opens in a new window or tab) Adrian
    Roselli states “do not arbitrarily open links in a new window or tab.”

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  7. [target="_blank"]!"after {
    content: " (opens in new window or tab)";
    }

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  8. [target="_blank"]!"after {
    content: " (opens in new window or tab)";
    clip: rect(0 0 0 0);
    clip-path: inset(50%);
    height: 1px;
    overflow: hidden;
    position: absolute;
    white-space: nowrap;
    width: 1px;
    }

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  9. opens in new window or tab
    !$p>
    aria describedby="message-target-blank">

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  13. Photo by Vino Li on Unsplash
    TIL
    about opening windows

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