Blending Image Slideshow Script

[angyl]

I've gotten this script to work just fine, but as each image is clicked it changes the page location like a standard a href. I'd rather have it open the link in a new window. I tried adding target="_new" but it just opens a bank window with javascript:slidelink()" in the address field.

Here's the body portion of the script and the dynamic drive URL I found it on.

<a href="javascript:slidelink()" onMouseover="window.status='Click on the image to learn more about it!';return true" onMouseout="window.status=''"><img src="firstimage.gif" name="slide" border=0 style="filter:blendTrans(duration=3)"></a>
<script>
<!--
////change number of images below
var number_of_images=3
//change speed below (in seconds)
var speed=3
var step=1
var whichimage=1
function slideit(){
if (!document.images)
return
if (document.all)
slide.filters.blendTrans.apply()
document.images.slide.src=eval("image"+step+".src")
if (document.all)
slide.filters.blendTrans.play()
whichimage=step
if (step<number_of_images)
step++
else
step=1
if (document.all)
setTimeout("slideit()",speed*1000+3000)
else
setTimeout("slideit()",speed*1000)
}
function slidelink(){
if (whichimage==1)
window.location="link1.htm"
else if (whichimage==2)
window.location="link2.htm"
else if (whichimage==3)
window.location="link3.htm"
}
//-->
</script>

<p align="center"><font face="Arial" size="-2">Free DHTML scripts provided by<br>
<a href="http://dynamicdrive.com">Dynamic Drive</a></font></p>

http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamicindex14/image4.htm

Thanks for any help you can offer.

[angyl]

Yes - i am a dork. I just changed the a href reference to the site i wanted with a target=_blank instead of trying to change it in the java script. much easier. sorry to take up forum space by being a dork.

[applesauce]

if you don't know the answer it's not a stupid question.