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theforest feedback: I like link sites to open in the same tab, like HN
by arbirk 4y ago
theforest feedback: I like link sites to open in the same tab, like HN
- dmurray 4y agoShouldn't this be up to you and something you can change in your browser?
- manuelmoreale 4y agoInteresting. You’re the first person to ask for same tab opening. But it might make sense for this particular case. I’ll have a think.
- phphphphp 4y agoA link should always open in the same tab by default, unless there’s a compelling reason otherwise: for users who prefer to open in a new tab (like myself) they can use the appropriate shortcuts, menu options or click combinations. If you configure links to open in a new tab, it’s impossible for a user to open it in the same tab.
- mkl 4y agoI think trust people to know and do what they want: left click or middle click. The problem with making the new-tab choice for them is they can't click in such a way as to keep the same tab. I have literally written browser extensions to fix auto-new-tab links, it's that frustrating.
- manuelmoreale 4y agoThis is a compelling enough argument for me to switch the default.
- pessimizer 4y agoAnother data point: I open almost every link in a new tab, but I also find it very frustrating when a link opens in a new tab by default.
- erellsworth 4y agoI'm the opposite. I actually wrote a small browser extension to make HN links open in a new tab because it annoys me so much. I can't disagree with what others have said about making it user-choice though. Maybe some kind of toggle switch that lets users set the behavior one way or the other would work?
- entropie 4y agoYou that you can open in new tabs with ctrl+click? Just to be sure.
- erellsworth 4y agoYes, I'm aware. I'd rather not have to remember to do it every time though. Just personal preference.
- prometheus76 4y agoIn chrome-based browsers, you can also middle-click (mouse wheel click) a link to open it as a new tab.
- mkl 4y agoThat predates Chrome by many years, in Firefox if not Opera, Konqueror, etc.
- erellsworth 4y ago99% of the time I'm using a laptop trackpad, not a mouse.
- RajT88 4y agoI would agree that same-tab is desirable and the rest of us can use ctrl+click according to our preference.
- Pyrodogg 4y agoFollowing this tangent, I think Twitter has some of the worst dark pattern UX about this. Sure, middle click opens a new tab but it also hijacks focus instead of loading in the background. It's really frustrating when I see X interesting things and want to open them all at once and then go through the tabs.