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I never directly follow hyperlinks a page that I'm still reading. Instead I middle-click to open them in a new tab, and continue reading in my current tab until
by joeyh 16y ago
I never directly follow hyperlinks a page that I'm still reading. Instead I middle-click to open them in a new tab, and continue reading in my current tab until I'm done (or until I get stuck and need the info from a linked page to continue). Only then will I look at the new tabs. This works pretty well for maintaining concentration, but it's only accessible to users who understand tabbed browsing and go out of their way to develop the habit.
I wonder if a better interface than footnotification would be to make the hyperlinks not immediately open the new page, but instead add the linked page to a list displayed at the bottom or side of the document. This way, you could click on any links that seem interesting and get a list of them to follow later.
- greyman 16y agoI also browse this way, but this is not the issue he is trying to solve. The issue is, that the mere fact that the hyperlink is present in the text will slightly impair your concentration, because a part of your mind will need to evaluate whether to click or not [there was a study proving this]. And I tend to agree, I found the text (especially a long one) without hyperlinks be easier to concentrate on. Really, it's better and I welcome this option to be added.
- Lazlo_Nibble 16y agoI have a Wikipedia client on my iPod that does something similar -- touch-and-holding on a link dumps it to a queue instead of navigating to that entry. So as you go through an interesting article, you can queue up related stuff and easily get back to it later, without having to open up multiple pages/set up bookmarks/<mention kludge here>. It is sweet. Link Pad for Firefox is similar in concept, but the UI could be a lot more elegant.