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But it does open links in a new tab, most of the time - because I choose to use my browser's "open in new tab" feature when I click on its links. I appreciate the fact that Hacker News lets me do what I want, instead of trying to override my preferences with some excessively clever bit of scripting.
Middle-Click...Middle-Click...Middle-Click...Middle-Click...Middle-Click That's the wheel, for you guys coming from a two-button-mouse Operating System.
target="_blank" is an anti-user design choice. If a link does not set target="_blank", you can always choose how it will be opened: in this tab, or in a new one, with a left or middle click. If it has target="_blank", it'll always open in a new tab, even if you don't want it to, and there's no visual indicator that this parameter has been set. I never set target="_blank" as a general rule for this reason.
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As well as on GNU/Linux.
Mac OS too, if your mouse has a middle button - I use it all the time.
I like that it doesn't automatically open in a new tab. That means I have control over whether I want it to open in a new tab. It puts users in control, and that's good.
But it does open links in a new tab, most of the time - because I choose to use my browser's "open in new tab" feature when I click on its links. I appreciate the fact that Hacker News lets me do what I want, instead of trying to override my preferences with some excessively clever bit of scripting.
target="_blank" isn't an excessively clever bit of scripting, it's an attribute of the anchor tag that's been around since dinosaurs roamed the earth.
target="_blank" is an anti-user design choice. If a link does not set target="_blank", you can always choose how it will be opened: in this tab, or in a new one, with a left or middle click. If it has target="_blank", it'll always open in a new tab, even if you don't want it to, and there's no visual indicator that this parameter has been set. I never set target="_blank" as a general rule for this reason.