function isUndefined(v) {
    var undef;
    return v===undef;
}

var _POPUP_FEATURES = '';

function raw_popup(url, target, features) {
    if (isUndefined(features)) features = _POPUP_FEATURES;
    if (isUndefined(target  )) target   = '_blank';
    var theWindow = window.open(url, target, features);
    theWindow.focus();
    return theWindow;
}

function link_popup(src, features) {
return raw_popup(src.getAttribute('href'), src.getAttribute('target') || '_blank', features);
}