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I agree. I don't like how the links open over HN, so I always open the outgoing links in new tabs. Feature request: Could the links to outside sites open in ne

I agree. I don't like how the links open over HN, so I always open the outgoing links in new tabs. Feature request: Could the links to outside sites open in new tabs/windows by default, so that we don't navigate away from HN when we actually use this site?

iamwil 19y ago
Given the way I surf hacker news, I'd get annoyed with that. I only open up new tabs when it takes a long time to load.
joshwa 19y ago
// ==UserScript== // @name news.yc open in new tab // @namespace http://joshwand.com/ // @description opens links on news.yc's list pages in new tabs/windows // @include http://news.ycombinator.com/ // @include http://news.ycombinator.com/news // @include http://news.ycombinator.com/newest // @include http://news.ycombinator.com/x?* // ==/UserScript== var a, links, thisdomain; thisdomain = window.location.host; links = document.getElementsByTagName('a'); for (var i = 0; i < links.length; i++) { a = links[i]; if (a.host && (a.host != thisdomain || String(a).match(/item\?id=/))) { a.target = "_blank"; } }
- some 19y ago
  I would prefer the loop this way: for each(a in links) if (a.host && (a.host!=thisdomain || String(a).match(/item\?id=/))) a.target = "_blank";
  - joshwa 19y ago
    What can I say, I don't actually know JS. I just cargo-culted this from another similar script.
kingnothing 19y ago
You could just use your middle mouse button to click the links; that will open them in a new tab.
- dkokelley 19y ago
  That's what I currently do. But I have to actively evaluate the links. Is it a discussion/poll, or will this take me somewhere else?
bkrausz 19y ago
Given the nature of browsers that would be counterproductive: one can easily setup browsers to open new tabs with the middle mouse button, but there's no way to stop new tabs/windows from being opened as such.

iamwil 19y ago

Given the way I surf hacker news, I'd get annoyed with that. I only open up new tabs when it takes a long time to load.

joshwa 19y ago

// ==UserScript== // @name news.yc open in new tab // @namespace http://joshwand.com/ // @description opens links on news.yc's list pages in new tabs/windows // @include http://news.ycombinator.com/ // @include http://news.ycombinator.com/news // @include http://news.ycombinator.com/newest // @include http://news.ycombinator.com/x?* // ==/UserScript== var a, links, thisdomain; thisdomain = window.location.host; links = document.getElementsByTagName('a'); for (var i = 0; i < links.length; i++) { a = links[i]; if (a.host && (a.host != thisdomain || String(a).match(/item\?id=/))) { a.target = "_blank"; } }

some 19y ago
I would prefer the loop this way: for each(a in links) if (a.host && (a.host!=thisdomain || String(a).match(/item\?id=/))) a.target = "_blank";
- joshwa 19y ago
  What can I say, I don't actually know JS. I just cargo-culted this from another similar script.

kingnothing 19y ago

You could just use your middle mouse button to click the links; that will open them in a new tab.

dkokelley 19y ago
That's what I currently do. But I have to actively evaluate the links. Is it a discussion/poll, or will this take me somewhere else?

bkrausz 19y ago

Given the nature of browsers that would be counterproductive: one can easily setup browsers to open new tabs with the middle mouse button, but there's no way to stop new tabs/windows from being opened as such.