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7/17/2012 2:47 PM
 
Kelly D

Joined: 2/21/2006
Posts: 55

Hi All,

For certain areas of my site, I need to open menu items in a new window.  For example, all menu items whose root ancestor is tab 93 should pop in a new window.   The logic behind would be something like:

IF breadcrumb(0)=TabId(93) THEN apply target=_blank to link

Any ideas how I can accomplish this in my DDR XSLT?  I'd like to keep things tied to the root ancestor so my client will have flexibility to add pages in these sections and the new pages will automatically pop in a new window.

Any suggestions are appreciated.  Thanks!
Kelly
 
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7/17/2012 3:12 PM
 
Richard Howells


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www.dynamisys.co.uk
Joined: 3/26/2006
Posts: 2001
My initial reaction is that this sounds like bad UI design. Users are reassured by a set of standard cues that behave consistently.

I'd expect a menu system that randomly (ie the user cannot predict it from any visual cue) pops new windows would feel very confusing. How about making tab 93 a simple page with a list of links (hence different visual cue) maybe with a simple legend above that says - "these links open in a new window".
Best wishes,
- Richard
Agile Development Consultant, Practitioner, and Trainer
www.dynamisys.co.uk
 
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7/17/2012 3:34 PM
 
Kelly D

Joined: 2/21/2006
Posts: 55

I totally agree, Richard.  However, the client is insistent that the site operate this way - even though we have gone through wire framing  and I have demonstrated the poor user experience.  It is probably going to take demonstrating this on the live site to get them to change their mind.  
 
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7/17/2012 4:16 PM
 
Kelly D

Joined: 2/21/2006
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A colleague provided the answer for me:

<xsl:if test="ancestor::node[@id='93']">
        <xsl:attribute name="target"><xsl:value-of select="'_blank'"/></xsl:attribute>
        </xsl:if>
 
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