When posting a link
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Just wondering if anyone else hates clicking on a link, only to find the new page opening in the current browser window? This especially annoys me when I am dialled up on a slow modem connection. Although I am a HTML gumby, I do know the trick to opening a new browser window. You need to add TARGET="_blank" after the HREF as in the follwing example. <A HREF="http://www.codeproject.com" TARGET="_blank">The Code Project</A> Hope to find more people using this or any other tricks to open links in a new window. :-D Michael Martin Pegasystems Pty Ltd Australia martm@pegasystems.com +61 413-004-018 "Don't belong. Never join. Think for yourself. Peace" - Victor Stone
I agree with you that it's annoying but I get around it by right-clicking on the link and selecting "Open in New Window". Of course, I don't always remember to do that so then I say, "Sh*t!". :) Regards, Alvaro
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Just wondering if anyone else hates clicking on a link, only to find the new page opening in the current browser window? This especially annoys me when I am dialled up on a slow modem connection. Although I am a HTML gumby, I do know the trick to opening a new browser window. You need to add TARGET="_blank" after the HREF as in the follwing example. <A HREF="http://www.codeproject.com" TARGET="_blank">The Code Project</A> Hope to find more people using this or any other tricks to open links in a new window. :-D Michael Martin Pegasystems Pty Ltd Australia martm@pegasystems.com +61 413-004-018 "Don't belong. Never join. Think for yourself. Peace" - Victor Stone
when you see a link in the page, right click and select "open in new window" when there is no link, just a typed url, copy the url to the clipboard, hit ctrl+n for a new browser and paste the url also, when you mess up, hit ctrl+n and click the back button,, now you have two windows, one with the target and one with the source -John
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Just wondering if anyone else hates clicking on a link, only to find the new page opening in the current browser window? This especially annoys me when I am dialled up on a slow modem connection. Although I am a HTML gumby, I do know the trick to opening a new browser window. You need to add TARGET="_blank" after the HREF as in the follwing example. <A HREF="http://www.codeproject.com" TARGET="_blank">The Code Project</A> Hope to find more people using this or any other tricks to open links in a new window. :-D Michael Martin Pegasystems Pty Ltd Australia martm@pegasystems.com +61 413-004-018 "Don't belong. Never join. Think for yourself. Peace" - Victor Stone
I have to disagree (not just on principle this time ;) ). When I click a link I expect it to open in the current window. That is the default action of a link. If I want it to open in another window then I right-click and select "Open in new window". Even a link in CP I want to decide whether the article opens in my current window (maybe I have finished reading the forum and have come back to a link I wanted) or in a new window (really hot pron link which I have to check out now! ;) ). I retain control, not the HTML coder. If you put TARGET="_blank" (or ="_new") then I have to drag-and-drop into IE's address bar to stop it opening a window. Bit of a pain really. What is even worse is people who use JavaScript to open standard new windows. I can understand pop-ups which need special properties (e.g. width, height, borderless etc.) being done with JavaScript but not standard windows.
Another example of us developers getting passionate about the most trivial of issues. regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass Cape Town, South Africa "The greatest thing you will ever learn is to love, and be loved in return" - Moulin Rouge "In other words, the developer is dealing with an elephant, the accountant is dealing with a bunny rabbit." by Stan Shannon - 16/10/2001
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Just wondering if anyone else hates clicking on a link, only to find the new page opening in the current browser window? This especially annoys me when I am dialled up on a slow modem connection. Although I am a HTML gumby, I do know the trick to opening a new browser window. You need to add TARGET="_blank" after the HREF as in the follwing example. <A HREF="http://www.codeproject.com" TARGET="_blank">The Code Project</A> Hope to find more people using this or any other tricks to open links in a new window. :-D Michael Martin Pegasystems Pty Ltd Australia martm@pegasystems.com +61 413-004-018 "Don't belong. Never join. Think for yourself. Peace" - Victor Stone
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Just press "Ctrl" when clicking on a link : It will be opened in new browser window. Moz Tunis - Tunisia
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Typical, does not work in Internet Explorer 6.0 regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass Cape Town, South Africa "The greatest thing you will ever learn is to love, and be loved in return" - Moulin Rouge "In other words, the developer is dealing with an elephant, the accountant is dealing with a bunny rabbit." by Stan Shannon - 16/10/2001
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I agree with you that it's annoying but I get around it by right-clicking on the link and selecting "Open in New Window". Of course, I don't always remember to do that so then I say, "Sh*t!". :) Regards, Alvaro
I just hold shift a lot when I'm browsing. Shift-clicking on a link opens it in a new window. Cheers, Paul
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Just wondering if anyone else hates clicking on a link, only to find the new page opening in the current browser window? This especially annoys me when I am dialled up on a slow modem connection. Although I am a HTML gumby, I do know the trick to opening a new browser window. You need to add TARGET="_blank" after the HREF as in the follwing example. <A HREF="http://www.codeproject.com" TARGET="_blank">The Code Project</A> Hope to find more people using this or any other tricks to open links in a new window. :-D Michael Martin Pegasystems Pty Ltd Australia martm@pegasystems.com +61 413-004-018 "Don't belong. Never join. Think for yourself. Peace" - Victor Stone
The simple solution is to buy a Microsoft IntelliMouse Explorer. Then just map the two side buttons to SHIFT and CTRL (like I have) and you can SHIFT+CLICK and CTRL+CLICK without moving your hand at all. (BTW, SHIFT+CLICK open the link in a new window in IE).
:cool: -=:suss:=-
Dr David Wulff, Phd Aqkuoerian Sciences dwulff@battleaxesoftware.com Founder of The BLA "Look out Michael, here I come"
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Typical, does not work in Internet Explorer 6.0 regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass Cape Town, South Africa "The greatest thing you will ever learn is to love, and be loved in return" - Moulin Rouge "In other words, the developer is dealing with an elephant, the accountant is dealing with a bunny rabbit." by Stan Shannon - 16/10/2001
Err... yes it does. Make sure it's the SHIFT key you are holding, and not one of the other ones near it like RETURN or ALT. :D
:cool: -=:suss:=-
Dr David Wulff, Phd Aqkuoerian Sciences dwulff@battleaxesoftware.com Founder of The BLA "Look out Michael, here I come"
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Just wondering if anyone else hates clicking on a link, only to find the new page opening in the current browser window? This especially annoys me when I am dialled up on a slow modem connection. Although I am a HTML gumby, I do know the trick to opening a new browser window. You need to add TARGET="_blank" after the HREF as in the follwing example. <A HREF="http://www.codeproject.com" TARGET="_blank">The Code Project</A> Hope to find more people using this or any other tricks to open links in a new window. :-D Michael Martin Pegasystems Pty Ltd Australia martm@pegasystems.com +61 413-004-018 "Don't belong. Never join. Think for yourself. Peace" - Victor Stone
Thats a realy good idea! What about poll, Chris? Christian Skovdal Andersen "I have a plan so cunning you could put a tail on it and call it a weasel." -Edmund, Blackadder III
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Err... yes it does. Make sure it's the SHIFT key you are holding, and not one of the other ones near it like RETURN or ALT. :D
:cool: -=:suss:=-
Dr David Wulff, Phd Aqkuoerian Sciences dwulff@battleaxesoftware.com Founder of The BLA "Look out Michael, here I come"
*smacks forehead in anger* As always you are right. I was looking for the Any key, not the shift key. other ones near it like RETURN or ALT Hmmm on my keyboard (microsoft natural keyboard) ALT is two keys away from Shift. Return (enter) is just above the right hand Shift though. Q is next to W which is next to E which is next to R which is next to T but T is not next to Y because there is a big gap between them. So I obviously don't have a QWERTY keyboard anymore, do I? ;P I am still waiting for the day when I can go buy a keyboard which is logical. i.e. A next to B next to C next to D next to E next to F next to... etc. etc. It is late, bear with me, I might actually manage to make a point somewhere in this pos...
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I have to disagree (not just on principle this time ;) ). When I click a link I expect it to open in the current window. That is the default action of a link. If I want it to open in another window then I right-click and select "Open in new window". Even a link in CP I want to decide whether the article opens in my current window (maybe I have finished reading the forum and have come back to a link I wanted) or in a new window (really hot pron link which I have to check out now! ;) ). I retain control, not the HTML coder. If you put TARGET="_blank" (or ="_new") then I have to drag-and-drop into IE's address bar to stop it opening a window. Bit of a pain really. What is even worse is people who use JavaScript to open standard new windows. I can understand pop-ups which need special properties (e.g. width, height, borderless etc.) being done with JavaScript but not standard windows.
Another example of us developers getting passionate about the most trivial of issues. regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass Cape Town, South Africa "The greatest thing you will ever learn is to love, and be loved in return" - Moulin Rouge "In other words, the developer is dealing with an elephant, the accountant is dealing with a bunny rabbit." by Stan Shannon - 16/10/2001
Waste of time, especially when you hit the back button and Code Project has decided it needs to reload the whole page again. This sometimes does happen, a right pain when dialled in. Michael Martin Pegasystems Pty Ltd Australia martm@pegasystems.com +61 413-004-018 "Don't belong. Never join. Think for yourself. Peace" - Victor Stone
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Just wondering if anyone else hates clicking on a link, only to find the new page opening in the current browser window? This especially annoys me when I am dialled up on a slow modem connection. Although I am a HTML gumby, I do know the trick to opening a new browser window. You need to add TARGET="_blank" after the HREF as in the follwing example. <A HREF="http://www.codeproject.com" TARGET="_blank">The Code Project</A> Hope to find more people using this or any other tricks to open links in a new window. :-D Michael Martin Pegasystems Pty Ltd Australia martm@pegasystems.com +61 413-004-018 "Don't belong. Never join. Think for yourself. Peace" - Victor Stone
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*smacks forehead in anger* As always you are right. I was looking for the Any key, not the shift key. other ones near it like RETURN or ALT Hmmm on my keyboard (microsoft natural keyboard) ALT is two keys away from Shift. Return (enter) is just above the right hand Shift though. Q is next to W which is next to E which is next to R which is next to T but T is not next to Y because there is a big gap between them. So I obviously don't have a QWERTY keyboard anymore, do I? ;P I am still waiting for the day when I can go buy a keyboard which is logical. i.e. A next to B next to C next to D next to E next to F next to... etc. etc. It is late, bear with me, I might actually manage to make a point somewhere in this pos...
Did you know: The QWERTY keyboard was designed purposly to be difficult to use. The probelm originated when the keys of a certain brand of typewriters were getting stuck together when the user pressed them too fast. The only solution they found was to put commonly used keys far away from each other. The qwerty keyboard has been a standard ever since... :mad: (2b || !2b)
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Did you know: The QWERTY keyboard was designed purposly to be difficult to use. The probelm originated when the keys of a certain brand of typewriters were getting stuck together when the user pressed them too fast. The only solution they found was to put commonly used keys far away from each other. The qwerty keyboard has been a standard ever since... :mad: (2b || !2b)
Yup that is the truth. I remember hearing it for the first time and thinking that it was an urban legend or an old wives tale. Awhile back somebody actually began to sell an ABCDEFG layoutkeyboard but it never took off. The positioning of keys on a QWERTY keyboard has become so ingrained it is hard to change. Funnily enough apparently the most efficient keyboard is virtually the opposite of the QWERTY layout. Pretty logical if you think about it. As you said "put commonly used keys far away from each other", so reverse that and put commonly used keys close together and you find a keyboard inherently faster. Amazingly it is not an ABCDEFG layout which is the fastest. btw, do you right the stuff on Chappies? Did you know... :-D regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass Cape Town, South Africa "The greatest thing you will ever learn is to love, and be loved in return" - Moulin Rouge "In other words, the developer is dealing with an elephant, the accountant is dealing with a bunny rabbit." by Stan Shannon - 16/10/2001
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Yup that is the truth. I remember hearing it for the first time and thinking that it was an urban legend or an old wives tale. Awhile back somebody actually began to sell an ABCDEFG layoutkeyboard but it never took off. The positioning of keys on a QWERTY keyboard has become so ingrained it is hard to change. Funnily enough apparently the most efficient keyboard is virtually the opposite of the QWERTY layout. Pretty logical if you think about it. As you said "put commonly used keys far away from each other", so reverse that and put commonly used keys close together and you find a keyboard inherently faster. Amazingly it is not an ABCDEFG layout which is the fastest. btw, do you right the stuff on Chappies? Did you know... :-D regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass Cape Town, South Africa "The greatest thing you will ever learn is to love, and be loved in return" - Moulin Rouge "In other words, the developer is dealing with an elephant, the accountant is dealing with a bunny rabbit." by Stan Shannon - 16/10/2001
Chappies? What are they? (2b || !2b)