Re:Why not adding target=“_blank” to HN links by default?
by sovok_x on Wednesday August 10, 2022 @05:27AM
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It's like 3 or so lines in userscript if you really need it.
In general case most modern browsers allow an alternate way of opening a tab in background, e.g. middle mouse button click, so this gives users a method of control over what they want hyperlinks to do, but not the other way as there's no easy way to undo target=_blank.
It's usually considered bad UX practice to do so by default unless clicking a hyperlink can cause irreversible state change like in some cases of autopaging.
In general case most modern browsers allow an alternate way of opening a tab in background, e.g. middle mouse button click, so this gives users a method of control over what they want hyperlinks to do, but not the other way as there's no easy way to undo target=_blank.
It's usually considered bad UX practice to do so by default unless clicking a hyperlink can cause irreversible state change like in some cases of autopaging.