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How do you prefer links to open?

Discussion in 'General Internet' started by McTavish, 2007/10/07.

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    McTavish

    McTavish Inactive Thread Starter

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    How do most people prefer the links in a web page to open? Do you like them to be set to automatically open in a new window, or in the same window? Personally I almost always right click a link and choose to open in a new window, so I seldom know how links were originally set and so don't care how the site designer set things up. I don't use tabbed browsers, but do people who do get annoyed when a link is set to open a new window?

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    ReggieB

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    I usually prefer the link to open in the same window. If I want to open the link separately, I'll right click and open in new tab or window.

    There are occasional exceptions. An information page that doesn't link to other pages; that will pop open when a link is clicked to give a little more detail in a small sub-window. Or a core link page for a number of applications - with each opening in a new window.

    I guess my rules would be:
    • New application (or totally new function) - new Window
    • Open simple single detail page - new Window
    • Anything else - same Window.

    In general, I would use links that open new windows very sparingly.
     
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    Can't get along without tabbed browsing! For example, it's great to use google in one tab and not lose it by opening the found page in the same window; and have all the found pages in tabs to flip back and forth for comparisons. I often have ten or more tabs open.

    Of course, that's one example, and I do open some pages in a new window, too, depending on content/use.
     
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    broni

    broni Moderator Malware Analyst

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    I love tabs.
    I even have Firefox set to open any external link in a new tab.
    To me, it's much easier to track where I was before, with tabs, then going back, and forth with Back/Forward buttons.
    Sometimes, when I need an internal link to open in a new tab (handy on forums, for instance), I just click mouse wheel to do it.
    I hate multiple windows, though, and that was one of the reasons, I've never used IE. Main reason was a security thing, so I'm a core Mosaic/Netscape/Mozilla person.
     
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    Miz

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    I prefer all pages to open in a new tab. Once IE offered that option, I started using it as much as I use Firefox.

    I have a feeling that this mouse's wheel is going to wear out before anything else, though (clicking on a link with the wheel opens it in a new tab).
     
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    broni

    broni Moderator Malware Analyst

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    Mice are cheap. I have at least couple of them laying around.
    Besides, as I said, my Firefox will open most links in a new tab. I use that mouse click only on internal links, once in a while.:)
     
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    McTavish

    McTavish Inactive Thread Starter

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    So it seems most people like to control themselves when a link will open in a new window or tab, so making links auto open new windows is superfluous and not really of any help. That is what I was wondering, so I think from now on I won't give my links such properties.
    Thanks guys.

    McT
     
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    Johanna

    Johanna Inactive Alumni

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    I like new windows to open, too. Hold the shift key down when you click a link. ;)
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