Active Desktop

[John]

Trying to get the links in my active desktop to open WITHIN the active
desktop panel (i.e. not open a new browser window) - Example: Have my
yahoo calendar set as active desktop - when I click any link on the
calendar, a new browser window opens instead of simply changing within
the open panel. Tried this on IE6, Firefox1 - same results. Can this be
done? Looked at all of the settings - unless I'm missing something.

Thanks, John

 

[Eric McG]

In many cases it's out of the user's control. The HTML code in the link can
force a new window to open. See this link for some detailed info on this
subject:

TARGETING WINDOWS
http://wp.netscape.com/eng/mozilla/2.0/relnotes/demo/target.html

Here's the best that you can do...verify that this setting is enabled:

From the IE menu, click on Tools | Internet Options | Advanced [tab]. Under
Browsing, scroll down to "Reuse Windows for launching shortcuts", enable if
necessary, then click on the Apply and OK buttons.

 

[John]

In many cases it's out of the user's control. The HTML code in the
link can force a new window to open. See this link for some
detailed info on this subject:

TARGETING WINDOWS
http://wp.netscape.com/eng/mozilla/2.0/relnotes/demo/target.html

Here's the best that you can do...verify that this setting is
enabled:

From the IE menu, click on Tools | Internet Options | Advanced
[tab]. Under Browsing, scroll down to "Reuse Windows for launching
shortcuts", enable if necessary, then click on the Apply and OK
buttons.

Eric,

Thanks for the link and the IE suggestion. The option was already
checked. Funny thing about the Yahoo calendar - once it's opened, it
does reuse the same window for all actions - but for whatever reason,
the active desktop panel insists on opening a new browser window for
me - then it will continue to reuse it. Perhaps Win2K considers this
a "feature".

John

 

[Eric McG]

It's not a Windows 2000 issue. As I said, it's probably in the HTML code. I
think if you view the source code and do a search for TARGET="_blank" you'll
find it contained in the link in question.

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Eric McGillicudy

In many cases it's out of the user's control. The HTML code in the
link can force a new window to open. See this link for some
detailed info on this subject:

TARGETING WINDOWS
http://wp.netscape.com/eng/mozilla/2.0/relnotes/demo/target.html

Here's the best that you can do...verify that this setting is
enabled:

From the IE menu, click on Tools | Internet Options | Advanced
[tab]. Under Browsing, scroll down to "Reuse Windows for launching
shortcuts", enable if necessary, then click on the Apply and OK
buttons.

Eric,

Thanks for the link and the IE suggestion. The option was already
checked. Funny thing about the Yahoo calendar - once it's opened, it
does reuse the same window for all actions - but for whatever reason,
the active desktop panel insists on opening a new browser window for
me - then it will continue to reuse it. Perhaps Win2K considers this
a "feature".

John

 

[Guest]

I'm not convinced that this problem is within the code. I have a similar
issue where all the aspx page does is make an existing panel visible and it
still forces a new window. No way this is because of target:_blank. Seems to
happen whenever there is a postback.

Bill

It's not a Windows 2000 issue. As I said, it's probably in the HTML code. I
think if you view the source code and do a search for TARGET="_blank" you'll
find it contained in the link in question.

--
Hope this helps..Reply in newsgroup only.
Eric McGillicudy

In many cases it's out of the user's control. The HTML code in the
link can force a new window to open. See this link for some
detailed info on this subject:

TARGETING WINDOWS
http://wp.netscape.com/eng/mozilla/2.0/relnotes/demo/target.html

Here's the best that you can do...verify that this setting is
enabled:

From the IE menu, click on Tools | Internet Options | Advanced
[tab]. Under Browsing, scroll down to "Reuse Windows for launching
shortcuts", enable if necessary, then click on the Apply and OK
buttons.

Eric,

Thanks for the link and the IE suggestion. The option was already
checked. Funny thing about the Yahoo calendar - once it's opened, it
does reuse the same window for all actions - but for whatever reason,
the active desktop panel insists on opening a new browser window for
me - then it will continue to reuse it. Perhaps Win2K considers this
a "feature".

John