window.open

[geargolum]

Is this accessible?

I did add a note indicating that it opens in a new window.

"Please note: this link will open the page in a new browser window."

[AutisticCuckoo]

That depends on how you invoke window.open().

This will be accessible,

<a href="popup.html" onclick="return !!window.open(this.href,'popup')">link text</a>

This won't,

<a href="javascript:window.open('popup.html','popup')">link text</a>

[geargolum]

I'm using jquery click function for this.

So if I disable javascript the page will open in the same window.

[geargolum]

$('#accordion li a').click( function() {
        window.open( $(this).attr('href'), "foo", "toolbar=0,scrollbars=1,location=0,statusbar=0,menubar=0,resizable=1,width=828,height=648,top=25,left=60");
        return false;
    }).attr("title", "Please note: this link will open the page in a new browser window.");;
  
 });

[AutisticCuckoo]

Originally Posted by geargolum

So if I disable javascript the page will open in the same window.

That should take care of the accessibility issue, although there may or may not be a usability issue with forcing a pop-up window to begin with.

Also, the text that informs the user that the link opens in a new window should be created with JavaScript, since the function itself requires JavaScript. And it shouldn't be in a title attribute only, since there is no guarantee that a user will see that. Especially those of us who navigate by keyboard rarely see those advisory titles.

[AlexDawson]

I would also note that you should have some form of fail-safe mechanism in place to check if popup's are blocked, the ideal scenario would be that if people have pop-up messages enabled then it would use your unobtrusive script to make that happen, but if pop-up's are blocked (possibly test through JavaScript?) or if scripting is not enabled, it will simply navigate to the URL. I have seen websites redirect when a pop-up fails so it must be possible