avoiding jump with <a href="#" onclick="window.open....

[jodleren]

Hi all

I have a file I open in a smaller window, like this:

<a href="#" onclick="window.open....

but it also causes the main window to jump to the top. What have
people done to avoid that?

BR
Sonnich

[Randy Webb]

jodleren said the following on 2/15/2007 7:31 AM:

Hi all

I have a file I open in a smaller window, like this:

<a href="#" onclick="window.open....

but it also causes the main window to jump to the top. What have
people done to avoid that?

onclick="window.open('.....');return false"

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[Evertjan.]

Randy Webb wrote on 15 feb 2007 in comp.lang.javascript:

jodleren said the following on 2/15/2007 7:31 AM:

>Hi all

I have a file I open in a smaller window, like this:

<a href="#" onclick="window.open....

but it also causes the main window to jump to the top. What have
people done to avoid that?

onclick="window.open('.....');return false"

.... unless the modern IE/FF browser is set to always tab.

===============

What about gracefull
retardation/recreation/retalliation/what-was-that-d'mn-word-again?

<a
href='http://cnn.com/' target='_blank'
onclick='window.open(this.href);return false'

>

CNN
</a>

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Evertjan.
The Netherlands.
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[David Dorward]

On Feb 15, 12:31 pm, "jodleren" <[e-mail]:

Hi all

I have a file I open in a smaller window, like this:

<a href="#" onclick="window.open....

http://www.jibbering.com/faq/#FAQ4_24

" Instead, use <a href="something.html" onclick="somefunction();return
false"where something.html is a meaningful alternative. "

[jodleren]

On Feb 15, 5:41 pm, "David Dorward" <[e-mail]:

On Feb 15, 12:31 pm, "jodleren" <[e-mail]:

Hi all

I have a file I open in a smaller window, like this:

<a href="#" onclick="window.open....

http://www.jibbering.com/faq/#FAQ4_24

" Instead, use <a href="something.html" onclick="somefunction();return
false"where something.html is a meaningful alternative. "

I changed then items to buttons, it also makes more sence it that
place.

BR&Thanks
Sonnich