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I present to you three alternatives for better browsing: 1. CTRL+click 2. Middle-click 3. Right-click link -> Open in new tab. One of them should (hopefully

I present to you three alternatives for better browsing: 1. CTRL+click 2. Middle-click 3. Right-click link -> Open in new tab. One of them should (hopefully) work if you are using a browser that supports tabbed windows. ;) EDIT: Almost forgot this one: If you are browsing on your mobile device, long-press -> "open in new tab" or "open in background tab" should (ideally) work.

pyre 13y ago
Your long-winded reply of "just use tabbed browsing" does not address the fact that this is a sloppy UI choice. You're also implicitly stating that when someone makes a website it's ok for them to base their design decisions around the assumption that the user will be using tabbed browsing in such a fashion.
- DjangoReinhardt 13y ago
  Then tell him that specific bit? Your short-reply about his presentation polluting your browser history didn't add much, either. :P IMHO, I think he chose reveal.js because it was so highly regarded on HN just a few days ago. I don't think he would've expect that people would comment on that rather than his actual efforts, a.k.a. the bookmark storage and search. When someone makes a website, they always base their designs around certain assumptions; his was to assume that people usually open new links in tabs. (I do, too.) Over time and after feedback is when these decisions are either vindicated or proven wrong. I apologize for the passive-aggressive nature of my comment. It's just that the HN hive-mind has been quite snobbish towards budding developers of late and it has left a bad taste in my mouth. Personally, I believe that every developer who does a "Show HN" deserves at least one positive comment for every criticism they receive. YMMV, of course.
- chris_wot 13y ago
  I'd probably have read your comment in a positive light if you weren't so aggressive. The author would probably like to you to be civil to them as well. Is this so hard?
  - pyre 13y ago
    It wasn't intended to be aggressive. It was meant as more of a lighthearted sarcastic jab (hence the emoticon). I guess this didn't translate well.
    - chris_wot 13y ago
      That's the problem with this medium I'm afraid. Often it comes off other than we meant, and feelings get hurt. For the record, I'm glad there was no real malice behind the comment :-)

pyre 13y ago

Your long-winded reply of "just use tabbed browsing" does not address the fact that this is a sloppy UI choice. You're also implicitly stating that when someone makes a website it's ok for them to base their design decisions around the assumption that the user will be using tabbed browsing in such a fashion.

DjangoReinhardt 13y ago
Then tell him that specific bit? Your short-reply about his presentation polluting your browser history didn't add much, either. :P IMHO, I think he chose reveal.js because it was so highly regarded on HN just a few days ago. I don't think he would've expect that people would comment on that rather than his actual efforts, a.k.a. the bookmark storage and search. When someone makes a website, they always base their designs around certain assumptions; his was to assume that people usually open new links in tabs. (I do, too.) Over time and after feedback is when these decisions are either vindicated or proven wrong. I apologize for the passive-aggressive nature of my comment. It's just that the HN hive-mind has been quite snobbish towards budding developers of late and it has left a bad taste in my mouth. Personally, I believe that every developer who does a "Show HN" deserves at least one positive comment for every criticism they receive. YMMV, of course.
chris_wot 13y ago
I'd probably have read your comment in a positive light if you weren't so aggressive. The author would probably like to you to be civil to them as well. Is this so hard?
- pyre 13y ago
  It wasn't intended to be aggressive. It was meant as more of a lighthearted sarcastic jab (hence the emoticon). I guess this didn't translate well.
  - chris_wot 13y ago
    That's the problem with this medium I'm afraid. Often it comes off other than we meant, and feelings get hurt. For the record, I'm glad there was no real malice behind the comment :-)