I’ve got an external link successfully opening in a new window in Safari, but it’s in exactly the same position as my site window, so user won’t be sure if they can hit the back button or not. Any way to build in a pixel down-and-over offset to the newly opening window?
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If you use the Target = _blank trick, then you leave the
implementation details of the new window up to the browser. On
Windows, that usually means the usability nightmare you describe. On
the Mac, the default behavior of all browsers (all windowed objects,
really) is to offset the new window down at least the height of the
title bar and about half that dimension from the left, so there is a
“waterfall” of opened windows, and if they remain in their original
order, you can look over them like the tabs in a filing cabinet to
find the one you want.
There are a few different Actions you can use that give you more
control over the position and dimensions of the new window. Have a
look at Spawn New Window (get it at ActionsForge) for the greatest
number of bells and whistles, or the built in Link to New Window for
the basics.
Walter
On Jun 30, 2010, at 4:33 PM, John McClung wrote:
I’ve got an external link successfully opening in a new window in
Safari, but it’s in exactly the same position as my site window, so
user won’t be sure if they can hit the back button or not. Any way
to build in a pixel down-and-over offset to the newly opening window?
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