Re: [syndication] Javscript links and NewsReaders

[Rick Bradley <roundeye@roundeye.net>]

* Joel Chippindale (joel.chippindale@bbc.co.uk) [040614 04:56]:
> We have recently changed the way that AV plays on the BBC Sport site. This
> means that all links to AV use javascript to ensure they open at the right size
> etc. For example
> 
> <A href="#" onclick='clickmain=window.open("http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/
> check/sol/ukfs_sport/hi/av?redirect=fs.stm&nbram=1&bbram=1&nbwm=1&bbwm=1&news=1
> &nol_storyid=3803639","console","toolbar=0,location=0,status=0,menubar=
> 0,scrollbars=0,resizable=0,width=681,height=487")'>Link to example AV</A>
> 
> We would like to provide links to this AV in feeds for NewsReaders. Is there a
> standard way for including these 'javascript' links in feeds for NewsReaders?

Why not instead link to a page which has an onLoad() Javascript handler
which does the right thing?

Rick
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