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"

 

[Evertjan.]

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

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

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

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

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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>

 

[David Dorward]

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]

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