Re:LinksOnHN[n].setAttribute('target',"_blank");
by river_styx on Sunday December 21, 2008 @01:17PM
(#405553)
It's just annoying. If I want to open a new window, I'll do that myself by cmd-clicking or some variant of that.
Re:LinksOnHN[n].setAttribute('target',"_blank");
by clint on Sunday December 21, 2008 @02:10PM
(#405619)
Correct. Best practices are that you do not force your users into any particular browsing habit. Keep it consistent and do not open things in _blank that do not absolutely require it.
There are a million tools for users to control their browsing experience ... in the browser. Do not force it in your application.
Re:LinksOnHN[n].setAttribute('target',"_blank");
by cabalamat on Sunday December 21, 2008 @03:56PM
(#405711)
> Best practices are that you do not force your users into any particular browsing habit.
Agreed. Is there a plugin in Firefox that ignores target directives and does it the way I want?
Re:LinksOnHN[n].setAttribute('target',"_blank");
by Zak on Sunday December 21, 2008 @05:21PM
(#405782)
Try Tab Mix Plus
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1122
It has a whole bunch of features, one of which is to force all links to open in the current tab.
I mean this isnt 5 years ago and sites are opening obtrusive windows that fill up the taskbar and ruin your history