On Feb 12, 3:46 pm, Peter Flynn <peter.n...@m.silmaril.ie> wrote:
> RigasMinho wrote:
> > On Feb 12, 3:15 pm, Peter Flynn <peter.n...@m.silmaril.ie> wrote:
> >> RigasMinho wrote:
>
> >> [snip]
>
> >>> Using this works -
> >>>  <a href="http://example.com/">Example link</a>
> >>> but if i have a really long link - it gives me an error of:
> >>> "A semi colon character was expected"
> >> It's nothing to do with length (despite what the spam says :-)
> >> It's XML, so it must be well-formed.
> >> You have one or more raw &s in your URL. They must be given as &amp;
>
> >>> Is there a way to put in a really long link into XSL for users to
> >>> click on?
> >> The example Martin has already given has no length limit.
>
> >>> I also thought about using this line:
> >>> <input type="button" value="Close Window"
> >>> onclick="javascript:window.close()" />
> >>> but wouldnt know how to make it link to a new url.
> >> That's a different question. You could include a JS function in a script
> >> element in your head element which invokes the open-window
> >> function. Then reference that in any onclick attributes.
>
> >> But what you suggest is very poor UI design. If the button says "Close
> >> Window" the the user will expect exactly that and no more. Making it
> >> close the window and then open another unexpectedly is A Bad Idea.
>
> >> ///Peter
> >> --
> >> XML FAQ:http://xml.silmaril.ie/
>
> > You're right i do have & in my link.
>
> > So the way to resolve this is by replacing each & with "&amp;"  .....
> > minus the quotes?
>
> Yes, exactly. A bare & is not allowed in XML because it's a markup
> character. It introduces an entity reference like &amp; &lt; &gt; &apos;
> &quot; and thousands more, so having one on its own is not meaningful.
>
> ///Peter
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Is there a way to make the line:
   <a href="http://example.com/">Example link</a>
actually open up a new window?

Currently the link opens in the same window - but i want it to open a
new window with the link inside of it.