Anyone know why target="_self" not working when target="_blank" works fine???

Discussion in 'XML & RSS' started by Trebor29, May 1, 2010.

  1. #1
    Hi, Ive nearly finished building a website for a college assignment, its built in Dreamweaver CS4 using html and css. I have attached a flash navigational menu and now want to link the images to the pages in my website. In the xml file used to edit the flash menu I had target="_blank" alreay in place and the pages open fine in a new window... but, when I change the _bland to_self.. so the pages should open in the same window but nothing happens when I click the mouse on the image!!!
    Does anyone know why this could be or has anyone had this problem before?
    P.S. THERE IS ALOT OF NOTES IN HERE!

    
    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
    <settings>
    	<appearance>
    		<object param="useRandomOrdering" value="0" /> <!-- 0 or 1. if "1", the image order will be randomized -->
    		<object param="centerIfPossible" value="1" /> <!-- 0 or 1. if "1", the menu will check to see if it can center itself. only works if all the images fit inside the visible surface --> 
    		<item spacing="3" align="center">
    			<!-- spacing - the distance, in pixels, between two images.
    				align - controls the position of the menu and the direction of the zooming effect.
    				values are: "center","top","bottom","left","right". top/left and bottom/right are interchangeable 
    			-->
    			<mainTween duration="0.7" delay="0" type="expo" method="easeOut" /><!-- the main tween effect that applies to the rolled over image (or to all rolled out). is secondary tween is missing, it's replaced by main -->
    			<secondaryTween duration="0.7" delay="0" type="expo" method="easeOut" /> <!-- the tween that is applied to items around the rolled over image. properties that are missing will default to the main tween ones. -->
    			<!-- 
    				type values: back, bounce, circ, cubic, elastic, expo, linear, quad, quart, quint, sine
    				for a more detailed view of these types of transitions you can visit http://hosted.zeh.com.br/tweener/docs/en-us/
    
    				method values: easeIn, easeOut, easeInOut, easeOutIn
    				for the linear type no ease function is available
    
    				SOME transitions WILL create bugs or break the menu (the transition function may spiral the image sizes to 0) ! test carefully!      -->
    		</item>
    		<rollOverEffect type="none" min="0" max="3" />
    		<!-- image effects:
    			type values are: "none" and "blur". min is the default value, max is the value of the rolled over image. -->
    	</appearance>
    	<content>
    		<menuItem delay="1">
    			<!-- delay - the amount of time the autoplay will pause on this image. overrides globalAutoDelay. ONLY works when autoPlayType is "2" -->
    			<media	type="image" src="images/tp1.png"  minWidth="70"	maxWidth="120"	minHeight="60"	maxHeight="100" link="index.html" target="_blank"/>
    			<!-- 
    			type values: "image"
    			src - path to image. all types supported (png preffered).
    			minWidth/maxWidth/minHeight/maxHeight - image dimensions. override the properties defined in the settings xml.
    			link - the address of the clickable link
    			target - the link display window. for javascript/asfunction target should be "_self".
    				"_blank" opens the link in a new window, 
    				"_self" opens the link in the same window, 
    				"_parent" opens the link inside the parent window/frame when using frames
    				"_top" opens the link in the top window			
    			-->
    			<text	bkgndAlpha="70"		bkgndColor="0x000000">
    			<!-- text that will be show in the tooltip.
    			bkgndAlpha:0..100 - tooltip background alpha. overrides the property defined in the settings xml.
    			bkgndColor:0x000000..0xFFFFFF - tooltip background color. overrides the property defined in the settings xml.
    			use these properties when the text isn't visible on the default ones.
    			-->
    				<![CDATA[<p><b><font color="#E4522C" size="10" face="verdana" ><font size="13">H</font>ELLO, <font size="13">W</font>ORLD.. <br/><font size="13">A</font>GAIN!</font></b></p>]]>
    			</text>
    			<description>
    			<!-- text that will be shown in the description box -->
    				<![CDATA[<p><font color="#003355" size="10" face="verdana">Description goes <b>here</b>!</font></p>]]>
    			</description>
    		</menuItem>
    		<menuItem>
    			<media	type="image"	src="images/tp2.png" link="About.html" target="_self"/>
    			<text	bkgndAlpha="90"		bkgndColor="0x333333">
    				<![CDATA[<p><font color="#FFFFFF" size="11" face="verdana">This is the all-new <br/><b>X-treme DockMenu</b> <br/>from <font color="#FF6600"><b>FlashTuning</b></font>!</font></p>]]>
    			</text>
    			<description>
    				<![CDATA[<p><font color="#000000" size="10" face="verdana">No Flash editing needed!</font></p>]]>
    			</description>
    		</menuItem>
    		<menuItem>
    			<media	type="image"	src="images/tp3.png" link="Portfolio.html" target="_self"/>
    			<text>
    				<![CDATA[<p><font color="#EEF9FE" size="11" face="verdana">Fully customizable from <b>XML</b>!</font></p>]]>
    			</text>
    			<description>
    				<![CDATA[<p><font color="#000000" size="10" face="verdana">Listen to the wise tooltip</font></p>]]>
    			</description>
    		</menuItem>
    		<menuItem>
    			<media	type="image"	src="images/tp4.png" link="Employment.html" target="_self"/>
    			<text>
    				<![CDATA[<p><font color="#EEF9FE" size="10" face="verdana">Among the features:<ul><li class="liStyle">autoplay</li><li class="liStyle">blurring</li><li class="liStyle">description textboxes</li><li class="liStyle">FlashVars</li><li class="liStyle">highlighting</li><li class="liStyle">overshadows</li><li class="liStyle">randomizing</li><li class="liStyle">reflections</li><li class="liStyle">resizing</li><li class="liStyle">tooltips</li></ul></font></p>]]>
    			</text>
    			<description>
    				<![CDATA[<p><font color="#000000" size="9" face="verdana">&nbsp;The position of the tooltip and the description box can be set from inside the xml.</font></p>]]>
    			</description>
    		</menuItem>
    		<menuItem>
    			<media	type="image"	src="images/tp5.png" link="Education.html" target="_self"/>
    			<text>
    				<![CDATA[<p><font color="#EEF9FE" size="9" face="verdana">We highly appreciate any feedback!<br/>Thank you to all the people that<br/> take the time to comment or email!</font></p>]]>
    			</text>
    			<description>
    				<![CDATA[<p align="right"><font color="#000000" size="10" face="verdana">All the text can be formatted using html/<font color="#884444"><b>css</b></font>.</font></p>]]>
    			</description>
    		</menuItem>
    		<menuItem>
    			<media	type="image"	src="images/tp6.png" link="C.V.html" target="_self" />
    			<text>
    				<![CDATA[<p align="center"><font color="#EEF9FE" size="11" face="verdana">Any questions?<br/>See the documentation or<br/> click to open the <br/><font size="12" color="#FFCC77"><b>FlashTuning</b></font> FAQ page.</font></p>]]>
    			</text>
    			<description>
    				<![CDATA[<p align="left"><font color="#000000" size="10" face="verdana">If neither help, please email/contact us.</font></p>]]>
    			</description>
    		</menuItem>
    		<menuItem>
    			<media	type="image"	src="images/tp7.png" link="Contact.html" target="_self" />
    			<text	bkgndAlpha="90"		bkgndColor="0xDEF3FE">
    				<![CDATA[<p align="left"><font color="#5F7480" size="11" face="verdana">Not convinced?<br/>Download the free version <br/>and test it yourself!</font></p>]]>
    			</text>
    			<description>
    				<![CDATA[<p align="left"><font color="#000000" size="10" face="verdana">Support us by spreading the word!</font></p>]]>
    			</description>
    		</menuItem>
    		<menuItem>
    			<media	type="image"	src="images/tp8.png" link="Photographs.html" target="_self"/>
    			<text>
    				<![CDATA[<p align="center"><font color="#EEF9FE" size="11" face="verdana">Special characters support:<br/>© !@#$%^ " &* ' &lt; { &gt;<br/>// \() ∞ ♣ Œ ‰ | ~ Æ »<br/> § € âæèêíó!</font></p>]]>
    			</text>
    		</menuItem>
    		
    	</content>
    </settings>
    
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    Last edited: May 1, 2010
    Trebor29, May 1, 2010 IP
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    For want to open image in the same window you should not mention any target=_ code. Just remove this target="_self"/ in the code and your page will be open in the same window.
     
    dilpearl, Feb 9, 2017 IP