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Title: opening links in firefox
Post by: xiankai on May 07, 2006, 07:18:35 AM: well the thing is that its a wee bit annoying when it opens a new window whenever i click on a link, so i haev ctrl-click to open it in a tab instead.

is it a firefox related problem or can it be rectified by the website? :o
Title: Re: opening links in firefox
Post by: Mitch on May 07, 2006, 12:44:40 PM: like what link?
Title: Re: opening links in firefox
Post by: xiankai on May 08, 2006, 06:58:54 AM: any link,

for example

www.google.com (http://www.google.com)
Title: Re: opening links in firefox
Post by: Borek on May 08, 2006, 07:42:59 AM: target="_blank"
Title: Re: opening links in firefox
Post by: Mitch on May 08, 2006, 01:58:30 PM: I don't want people leaving this site. ;)
Title: Re: opening links in firefox
Post by: Donaldson Tan on May 08, 2006, 03:24:56 PM: LOL.
Title: Re: opening links in firefox
Post by: pantone159 on May 08, 2006, 08:14:06 PM: Quote from: xiankai on May 07, 2006, 07:18:35 AM
well the thing is that its a wee bit annoying when it opens a new window whenever i click on a link, so i haev ctrl-click to open it in a tab instead.

is it a firefox related problem or can it be rectified by the website? :o

I almost always right-click to open the link in a new tab. That works most of the time, but there are occasional links that want a new window. The latest Firefox (1.5) has a setting to force such annoying links to open in another tab, instead of a new window.

I hadn't noticed this site being special, when it comes to this, however.
Title: Re: opening links in firefox
Post by: Borek on May 09, 2006, 03:20:12 AM: Quote from: Mark Kness on May 08, 2006, 08:14:06 PM
I almost always right-click to open the link in a new tab.

Middle click - opens in a new tab, but in the background. Very usefull. That's standard Opera setting ;)
Title: Re: opening links in firefox
Post by: xiankai on May 09, 2006, 07:28:31 AM: Quote from: Mark Kness on May 08, 2006, 08:14:06 PM
I almost always right-click to open the link in a new tab.

do what i do all the time; ctrl-click with "Select new tabs from opened from links" disabled ;)

and thats a good idea, i think i'll try out firefox 1.5; im still using 1.0.7, saw no reason to change
Title: Re: opening links in firefox
Post by: Borek on May 09, 2006, 07:39:06 AM: Ctrl click? You mean you want me to move left hand? What for? ;)
Title: Re: opening links in firefox
Post by: xiankai on May 10, 2006, 06:00:51 AM: there's a ctrl button at the left too o.O

different keyboards maybe? :o
Title: Re: opening links in firefox
Post by: Borek on May 10, 2006, 06:39:55 AM: Not different, I am just too lazy to use my left hand to press Crtl. Right hand keeps mouse and if I can do something just clicking, why should I use some combination of click and key pressing?

Imagine I am picking my nose when browsing the net - I can't just touch the keybord, I have both hand busy, one with mouse, one with nose ;)
Title: Re: opening links in firefox
Post by: xiankai on May 10, 2006, 10:35:53 AM: I guess u belong to a group of users known as... multi-taskers! :P
Title: Re: opening links in firefox
Post by: Donaldson Tan on May 10, 2006, 12:00:29 PM: Quote from: Borek on May 10, 2006, 06:39:55 AM
Imagine I am picking my nose when browsing the net - I can't just touch the keybord, I have both hand busy, one with mouse, one with nose ;)

I can imagine other hand-eye coordination behavior with the computer. LOL.