Block as a link in IE

[Alexancho]

I want a block contained some elements to be a link.For example:

<h1>It is a link:</h1><a href="http://www.google.com/"><span style="display:block; width:150px; height:150px; background:#babadf;"><span style="display:block; width:50px; height:50px; background:#acdefb;"></span></span></a>

It works in FF, but in IE it behaves different. It is actually a link, but cursor doesn't change over this area and you can't use "Open in New Tab" or "Open in New Window" option. How to make this link behave in IE the same way as it behaves in FF?

[dsonesuk]

just add cursor: pointer; to outer span.<h1>It is a link:</h1><a href="http://www.google.com/"><span'>http://www.google.com/"><span style="display:block; width:150px; height:150px; background:#babadf; cursor:pointer;"><span style="display:block; width:50px; height:50px; background:#acdefb;"></span></span>

and you can't use "Open in New Tab" or "Open in New Window" option. How to make this link behave in IE the same way as it behaves in FF?

in transitional doctype you would use<a href="http://www.google.com/" target="_blank">in strict you would have to use javascript<script type="text/javascript">/*<![CDATA[*//*---->*/function gohere(element){document.getElementById(element.id).target="_blank";}/*--*//*]]>*/</script><a href="http://www.google.com/" id="thislink1" onclick="gohere(this)">

[Alexancho]

Yes, thank you.But "cursor:pointer;" affects a cursor behavior, but still you can't use "Open in New Tab" or "Open in New Window" option.

[dsonesuk]

either do this<h1>It is a link:</h1><a href="http://www.google.com/" style="display:block; width:150px; height:150px;"><span style="display:block; width:150px; height:150px; background:#babadf; cursor:pointer;"><span style="display:block; width:50px; height:50px; background:#acdefb;"></span></span></a>or this <h1>It is a link:</h1><a href="http://www.google.com/" style="display:block; width:150px; height:150px;background:#babadf; "><span style="display:block; width:50px; height:50px; background:#acdefb;"></span></a>

[Alexancho]

Thank you very much!