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> just serve magnet urls in plain text without a clickable button That would make it impossible to copy the magnet link from the search results page, which I b
by unicornporn 10y ago
> just serve magnet urls in plain text without a clickable button
That would make it impossible to copy the magnet link from the search results page, which I believe is a really nice usability perk. For users that are less technically inclined, clickable links could be crucial (even if it gives you the theoretical possibility to track the click).
I guess it depends on if you are prepared to be a search engine only for the 1337 crowd, or if you want casual users to have access to a decent search engine too. The Hacker News crowd could still just right click and copy the magnet link, so essentially you're just removing features for those who don't understand how technology works but are still dependant on it.
Perhaps the best idea would be to keep the link and have a text area for selecting and copying like requested above.
Consider this.
- StavrosK 10y agoClickable magnet links are fine, since the query doesn't actually go to the server.
- ryanbrunner 10y agoI think the point is that the clicks could be tracked via Javascript, even if the links themselves point elsewhere.
- StavrosK 10y agoAh, that's true, I kind of assumed no client-side trickery, as it would be easily detectable.
- JshWright 10y agoIf we're allowing javascript, then you might as well use links. It would be just as easy to check for selected text to find out what the user copied from the page.
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- unicornporn 10y agoYes, if they stand by their word of not using JavaScript. That is easy enough to verify by someone knowledgeable, but I suppose ditching any magnet links would be more of a marketing move ("we can't track your clicks, because there's nothing to click!"). I guess selecting text (at least by selecting it in a textarea) could easily be tracked with js too though...