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TimMcCarver15
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Open in New Window

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This site should open all links in a new window instead of the same one. It is such a pain to have to navigate back to the post you linked out of.

This is my only complaint about this site. If it did that, it would be perfect. Thank you.

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That, and fix Statman's blog. 4 days till the 6 month anniversary.

The window thing is a good idea though.

Although I think you can just right click on the link and do the same thing.

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Use Firefox and set your browser to open link in a new tab. Works great.

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TimMcCarver15 wrote:This site should open all links in a new window instead of the same one. It is such a pain to have to navigate back to the post you linked out of.

This is my only complaint about this site. If it did that, it would be perfect. Thank you.

Since phpbb is still in beta GRB has a feature freeze.

StatmanCrothers wrote:That, and fix Statman's blog. 4 days till the 6 month anniversary.

The window thing is a good idea though.

Although I think you can just right click on the link and do the same thing.

I took a look at this last night. The solution wasn't obvious. Ugh.

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TabascoElvis wrote:Use Firefox and set your browser to open link in a new tab. Works great.
If you have a click-able mouse wheel it will do it automatically.

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TimMcCarver15 wrote:This site should open all links in a new window instead of the same one. It is such a pain to have to navigate back to the post you linked out of.

This is my only complaint about this site. If it did that, it would be perfect. Thank you.
http://www.firefox.com

OR

http://www.opera.com

OR

Update to Internet Explorer version 7, so that you have tabs.

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Re: Open in New Window

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Kyle wrote:
TimMcCarver15 wrote:This site should open all links in a new window instead of the same one. It is such a pain to have to navigate back to the post you linked out of.

This is my only complaint about this site. If it did that, it would be perfect. Thank you.
http://www.firefox.com

OR

http://www.opera.com

OR

Update to Internet Explorer version 7, so that you have tabs.
i use ff and have tabbed...but i still wish it would open in new windows automatically

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Jocephus wrote:
Kyle wrote:
TimMcCarver15 wrote:This site should open all links in a new window instead of the same one. It is such a pain to have to navigate back to the post you linked out of.

This is my only complaint about this site. If it did that, it would be perfect. Thank you.
http://www.firefox.com

OR

http://www.opera.com

OR

Update to Internet Explorer version 7, so that you have tabs.
i use ff and have tabbed...but i still wish it would open in new windows automatically
If you hold "CTRL" while clicking a link it opens in a new tab. That certainly beats right clicking. It would be a stupid decision (for any webmaster) to change links to open in a new window (unless it's an off-site link). It's just bad design.

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Kyle wrote:
Jocephus wrote:
Kyle wrote:
TimMcCarver15 wrote:This site should open all links in a new window instead of the same one. It is such a pain to have to navigate back to the post you linked out of.

This is my only complaint about this site. If it did that, it would be perfect. Thank you.
http://www.firefox.com

OR

http://www.opera.com

OR

Update to Internet Explorer version 7, so that you have tabs.
i use ff and have tabbed...but i still wish it would open in new windows automatically
If you hold "CTRL" while clicking a link it opens in a new tab. That certainly beats right clicking. It would be a stupid decision (for any webmaster) to change links to open in a new window (unless it's an off-site link). It's just bad design.

In addition, if you click the link with the scroll wheel, it opens in a new tab.

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Re: Open in New Window

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Kyle wrote:
Jocephus wrote:
Kyle wrote:
TimMcCarver15 wrote:This site should open all links in a new window instead of the same one. It is such a pain to have to navigate back to the post you linked out of.

This is my only complaint about this site. If it did that, it would be perfect. Thank you.
http://www.firefox.com

OR

http://www.opera.com

OR

Update to Internet Explorer version 7, so that you have tabs.
i use ff and have tabbed...but i still wish it would open in new windows automatically
If you hold "CTRL" while clicking a link it opens in a new tab. That certainly beats right clicking. It would be a stupid decision (for any webmaster) to change links to open in a new window (unless it's an off-site link). It's just bad design.
why is that bad design?
obucard wrote:
In addition, if you click the link with the scroll wheel, it opens in a new tab.
ha!...im still rockin the old school 2 button mouse

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