On UWRF institutional Web sites, any new browser window that opens (e.g., when linking to an external Web site) should be smaller than the original window. Links to other UWRF institutional web sites will not open in a new window.
Explanation:
On new windows the “back” button is disabled; if the window is full-sized, the user can easily become confused and uncertain how to return to the original site. If further clicking opens still more full-sized windows, the confusion is compounded. Sizing the new window smaller than the original enables the user to retain sight of the UWRF global navigation bar on the original page and thus realize that a new window has opened that is not part of the original site.
Example of opening new browser window:
<head>
<script language="JavaScript" type="text/JavaScript">
<!--
function MM_openBrWindow(theURL,winName,features) { //v2.0
window.open(theURL,winName,features);
}
//-->
</script>
</head>
<p><a href="http://www.uwrf.edu" target="_blank" onclick="MM_openBrWindow('http://www.uwrf.edu','newWin','width=400,height=400'); return false;";>Sample link </a></p>
