SIGIA-L Mail Archives: Re: SIGIA-L: opening new browser windows
Re: SIGIA-L: opening new browser windows...
From: Harland, Dave (dave.harland_at_tallan.com)
Date: Wed Nov 14 2001 - 18:49:26 EST
Janet,
A few options in order of my preference:
1. Have each new url load in a common, secondary child window.
2. Close one secondary child window when opening a new one while keeping
the parent and tour(primary child) windows in their original state. (tour
window acts as navigation dashboard)
3. When clicking on the urls in the tour(primary child), have new page load
in parent window. (inferior user-experience architecture)
4. Use a navigation frame (ouch) within the secondary child window to drive
navigation of urls. (inferior user-experience architecture)
-Dave
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Dave Harland
Director, Creative Practice
Tallán
dave.harland_at_tallan.com
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> From: Janet Foley <J.Foley_at_liverpool.ac.uk>
> Reply-To: Janet Foley <J.Foley_at_liverpool.ac.uk>
> Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2001 12:12:56 -0000
> To: sigia-l_at_asis.org
> Subject: SIGIA-L: opening new browser windows...
>
> Hello all,
> I am looking for some research/advice with regard to the best way to handle
> links which need to open in a new browser window.
>
> The background to this problem is that a tour has been developed using
> flash (plus a non-flash alternative). The current set up is that a link on
> a static html page launches the tour in a new, smaller browser window.
> Within the tour we would like to include URLs of existing websites for
> further information, however, I am struggling to find a method of
> implementing this that would not totally confuse the user. If clicking on
> the link opens another new browser, the tour window would be hidden; you
> could end up with a whole host of browser windows open. A better option
> might be to load the new page into the already open browser window (from
> where the tour was launched). I would appreciate any
> thoughts/comments/ideas...!
> Thanks,
> Janet
>
>
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> University of Liverpool
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