testing new links opening up...

[Rosie_t_Riveter]

Those of you who generally prefer links to open in new tabs can override link behaviour (on all websites) generally by middle-clicking the scrolly wheel on your mouse (so hover over the link, middle-click instead of left click) OR by holding shift as you click the link.

And on an iPhone you just hold down the link for a bit longer than you normally would and ta-daa! you get the option to open in a new window. It took me blummin' ages to work that out.

I am on the fence about opening in a new tab automatically vs right clicking. But I think I lean towards the it isn't that much hassle how it works at the moment so why bother changing it side... sorry Aitch.

[oriel]

I'm with Jem. I'm perfectly capable of asking for a new window or tab if I want one. Robin disagrees, he reckons if you let people leave your site they mightot comeback. But I doubt there,s much risk of that here, is there?

[Aitch]

but I do it ALL the time, and it's my site. it's the one farking thing that i am not prepared to be democratic about... every morning i open up certain tabs, so i can keep an eye on everything, and the only place that ever 'disappears' is my OWN site, because i never, ever, ever, ever go back. if i am done with a page, i shut it down.

and then find myself thinking where the fuck did blw.com go?

[shye]

Down with the democracy!!!
I too find it annoying when it changes but whateve.

[Aitch]

no whatevs. BACK ME!

[Pics]

I'm with Aitch. I hate losing where I am, especially when I didn't even mean to click!

[Rosie_t_Riveter]

no whatevs. BACK ME!

If Lin is our benign dictator I think we've found our non-benign one

[Aitch]

OH MY GOD! the SPEED with which you lot turn.

[Noir]

Yeah, I'm all for a bit of pointless etiquette for the purpose of being old fashioned, but isn't technology all about the moving on thing...so lets do that. I always go off on a tangent and then have to press back three million times, or go and find my place again which is irritating. And on my phone it's just a nightmare, because it isn't an iPhone, and doesn't do what I want it to ever. Pleeeeeaaase.
ETA- shift and clicking means a new window opens- also annoying. Though control and click opens a new tab. I'll never bloody remember to do it though. I'm far too useless, or my brain is on higher things!

[Jem]

Robin disagrees, he reckons if you let people leave your site they mightot comeback.

Tell Robin that people haven't really believed that since about 1996



FFS you lazy buggers. I'll add it to my EPIC HUGE todo list. (And try to make it an opt-in thing too. There, now everyone is happy.)

[Aitch]

oriel, you tell robin that I DO IT MYSELF. sometimes i've gone off this site and not come back for a fortnight AND IT'S TECHNICALLY MY SITE.


thank you Jem. <graciously>

[RedRum]

This thread is so much funnier than the title would have one believe...

<whispers> I'm with Jem though... </whispers>

[Aitch]

SHURRUP

[Pics]

when my site eventually appears, links will all be in new windows. It's cos i'm despearate not to lose anyone.

I also believe they will never return you see, cos i HATE it when i get taken elsewhere - and sometimes i open up a link to look at later, whilst still browsing the site i'm on.

I wasn;t REALLY sucking up to Aitch. Much.

[Woodsies]

I have absolutely no idea what you're all talking about!