Asqatasun v4 - Summary

Asqatasun v4 - AccessiWeb 2.2 - Rule 13.2.1

Summary

This test consists in checking whether the user is warned when he's about to open a new window via a link or a javascript command.

Business description

Criterion : 13.2

Test : 13.2.1

Test description :

On each Web page, for each new window opening launched via a link (target="_blank" attribute) or a javascript command, is the user warned?

Level : Bronze

Technical description

Scope : page

Decision level : semidecidable

Algorithm

Selection

Set1 : All the <a> tags with an href attribute AND a not empty target attribute with a content different from "_self" (a[href][target]:not([target=\_self]):not([target\~=\^\\\\s\*$]))

Process

Test1

If Set1 is not empty, raise a MessageA for each occurence.

Raise a MessageB instead.

MessageA : Check user is warned when a new window is opened

• code : CheckUserIsWarnedWhenNewWindowOpen
• status: NMI
• parameter : text, title attribute, snippet
• present in source : yes

MessageB : Check whether js prompt eventually a new window

• code : CheckJavaScriptPromptANewWindow
• status: NMI
• present in source : no

Analysis

returns NMI in all cases

Notes

We assume here that a not empty value different from "_self" for the target attribute lead to the opening of the page in a new window. The detection is not only done with the "_target" value.

On latest webdev data set (2013-10-30, 78,000 pages), the selection has been found on 62039 pages, i.e on 79% of the pages