Fatal's Journal

• Link target ID: Clearly identify the target of each link.
• Pop ups: Do not cause pop-ups or other windows to appear and do not change the current window without informing the user.
• Scrolling: Limit scrolling to one direction, unless secondary scrolling cannot be avoided.
• Use of color: Ensure that information conveyed with color is also available without color.
• No frames: Do not use frames.
• Tables layout: Do not use tables for layout.
• Non-text alternatives: Provide a text equivalent for every non-text element.
• Objects or script: Do not rely on embedded objects or script.
• Valid markup: Create documents that validate to published formal grammars.
• Control labelling: Label all form controls appropriately and explicitly associate labels with form controls.

I can testify that new windows are even more annoying in a handheld browser than in a desktop browser. I use Opera in my Nokia 6680 and it does display a meny of the “windows” that have been spawned, but it’s very difficult to notice that a new window has been opened to begin with. Just don’t do it, unless you really have to.