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Re:Ask HN: Why Don't HN stories open up in a new tab? by frou_dh on Wednesday November 03, 2010 @06:08PM (#1866736)
Myself I guess I decide whether I want a new tab on a link by link basis, not site by site. Regardless, an account option on every site just seemed like epic logic bloat in aggregate. I do see the problem with touch screen browsers. Maybe a gesture like press and flick could open a link in a new tab.

So my take is: never force a new tab, browser implementers should make it quick & easy to decide for yourself for each link.

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Re:Ask HN: Why Don't HN stories open up in a new tab? by evo_9 on Wednesday November 03, 2010 @06:14PM (#1866758)
Ah yeah, see I hadn't even consider that. I suppose for most it's probably not an all or nothing choice. It's an interesting yet deceptively simple usability 'problem' the more I think about this now.
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