Currently all links in posts open a new window (or a new tab depending on your browser). Should it be this way?
With a modern browser such as FireFox you have control over where any link opens by holding down the shift key (new window) or ctrl key (new tab) before clicking on a link, or right clicking and choosing the option you like (new window, or new tab).
Do you like not having a choice? Is it convenient?
I understand this is quite a heated debate and from my limited research I've been told you all are quite happy with things how they are, but to sate my curiosity, why don't we just do a poll and start a flame war on web standards while we're at it?
With a modern browser such as FireFox you have control over where any link opens by holding down the shift key (new window) or ctrl key (new tab) before clicking on a link, or right clicking and choosing the option you like (new window, or new tab).
Do you like not having a choice? Is it convenient?
I understand this is quite a heated debate and from my limited research I've been told you all are quite happy with things how they are, but to sate my curiosity, why don't we just do a poll and start a flame war on web standards while we're at it?
I am very happy with links open new window/tab.
I find it annoying to click a link, go someplace, close the window because i'm done, and find that i have to go search out the thread i was reading.
My browser gives me the option (with a control-clik) to override that behavior anyway i'd like.
dave
I find it annoying to click a link, go someplace, close the window because i'm done, and find that i have to go search out the thread i was reading.
My browser gives me the option (with a control-clik) to override that behavior anyway i'd like.
dave
by the way, middle-click (a click of the wheel) on most browsers does the same as control+click, but with that single-click convenience!
Depends on how you have the mouse programmed... on my 4 button + scroll wheel mouse i have 2 buttons turned off, the other 2 to behave as primary & the scroll wheel only scrolls.
dave
The current functionality depends on which browser you use. In IE it opens a new window (that's more because IE is essentially a broken piece of junk that doesn't bother to abide by any reasonable standards), in any *real* browser it opens a new tab.
human.bin,
Let me know how you voted and how you wanted to vote and I will change it for you.
human.bin,
Let me know how you voted and how you wanted to vote and I will change it for you.
Well the votes spoke, 60/40 in favor of no change. Pretty close.
The votes rolled in very slowly I might add - 3 days up and only 90 or so votes. It will stay as it is, and perhaps develop the option to let a member set options for how they like it, later. Thanks for everyone's input.
The votes rolled in very slowly I might add - 3 days up and only 90 or so votes. It will stay as it is, and perhaps develop the option to let a member set options for how they like it, later. Thanks for everyone's input.
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