/***********************************************************
* site: http://www.thesambarnes.com
*
* description: common functions for the http://www.thesambarnes.com website
*
***********************************************************/

// XHTML 1.0 Strict compliant 'open new window' aka "Unobtrusive JavaScript"
function externalLinks() {
	if (!document.getElementsByTagName) return;
	var anchors = document.getElementsByTagName("a");
	for (var i=0; i<anchors .length; i++) {
		var anchor = anchors[i];
		if (anchor.getAttribute("href") && anchor.getAttribute("rel") == "external") {
			anchor.target = "_blank";
			anchor.title = (anchor.title != "") ? anchor.title+" (Opens in a new window)" : "Opens in a new window";
			}
		}
	}
	window.onload = externalLinks;