How do I specify <a href="..." target="_blank">...</a> in XHTML STRICT?

The code
<a href="..." target="_blank">...</a>
will not validate as XHTML STRICT because of the 'target' tag, so how do I
achieve the same result by moving it to a CSS file? I cannot find anything
which allows me to specify 'target=' on an anchor tag.

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Tony Marston

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Tony Marston wrote:

The code
a href="..." target="_blank">...</a
will not validate as XHTML STRICT because of the 'target' tag, so how do I
achieve the same result by moving it to a CSS file?

With CSS you can't. But why not use a Transitional document type if you
want to use deprecated 'features'?
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In te domine speravi; non confundar in aeternum.
(Te Deum, 4th cent.)

"Tony Marston" <tony (AT) NOSPAM (DOT) demon.co.uk> wrote:

The code
a href="..." target="_blank">...</a
will not validate as XHTML STRICT because of the 'target' tag,

Doesn't validate in HTML 4.01 Strict either.

so how do I
achieve the same result by moving it to a CSS file?

<a href="..." class="whatever">...</a>

a.whatever {target-name: new; target-new: window; target-position:
above;}

But that's CSS3 and isn't supported by anything at the moment, so
instead you either use a Transitional doctype or use JavaScript
instead. Or why not let your visitors choose to open a new window if
they want to, rather than trying to decide for them?

Steve

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"Tony Marston" <tony (AT) NOSPAM (DOT) demon.co.uk> wrote:

The code
a href="..." target="_blank">...</a

Wrong group, crossposted and follow up set to
comp.infosystems.www.authoring.html

will not validate as XHTML STRICT because of the 'target' tag

Attribute.

, so how do I
achieve the same result by moving it to a CSS file?

CSS is for presentation.

I cannot find anything
which allows me to specify 'target=' on an anchor tag.

Good, leave opening new windows/tabs to the user.

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Spartanicus

Tony Marston wrote:

The code
a href="..." target="_blank">...</a
will not validate as XHTML STRICT because of the 'target' tag, so how do I
achieve the same result by moving it to a CSS file? I cannot find anything
which allows me to specify 'target=' on an anchor tag.

Here's how:

http://www.sitepoint.com/article/1041

It requires Javascript, but the code seems pretty simple.

Jamie

Tony Marston wrote:

The code
a href="..." target="_blank">...</a
will not validate as XHTML STRICT because of the 'target' tag

Its an attribute, not a tag.

Either:

(1) Don't force new windows on visitors
(2) Use Transitional
(3) Use JavaScript


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Thanks. I'll look into it.

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Tony Marston

http://www.tonymarston.net


"Jamie" <enzymatic2009 (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote

Tony Marston wrote:

The code
a href="..." target="_blank">...</a
will not validate as XHTML STRICT because of the 'target' tag, so how do
I
achieve the same result by moving it to a CSS file? I cannot find
anything
which allows me to specify 'target=' on an anchor tag.


Here's how:

http://www.sitepoint.com/article/1041

It requires Javascript, but the code seems pretty simple.

Jamie