Forcing links to open in new windows: an argument that should have ended
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Re: Forcing links to open in new windows: an argument that should have ended
#2Tapping and holding for 2 seconds and then choosing "Open in a new tab" every time you want to open a link in a new tab in iOS gets tiring fast.
I wish Apple would introduce a better UI for this.
Re: Forcing links to open in new windows: an argument that should have ended
#3IMHO, there should always have existed only one single type of link: a link.
The user should be able to choose to open it in this window, a new tab, or a new window.
Browser allow you to open a normal link in new tab or new window, but unfortunately I don't know any web browser that allows the user to force opening a link in the current tab :(
Re: Forcing links to open in new windows: an argument that should have ended
#4Tapping and holding for 2 seconds and then choosing "Open in a new tab" every time you want to open a link in a new tab in iOS gets tiring fast. I wish Apple would introduce a better UI for this.
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Re: Forcing links to open in new windows: an argument that should have ended
#5Another poor example that comes to mind is the search results on Quora, which open with target=_blank even though they link to the same site
Re: Forcing links to open in new windows: an argument that should have ended
#6I'm glad he clarified that. For non tech-savvy users who are using an application, I think `target="_blank"` is a really helpful way to avoid "I've lost my work!" support emails. Auto-saving their work is helpful too.
I've stood over my mother's shoulder too many times when she closes a tab and says "where did that last window go?" to agree with the blanket statement of "target blank is Bad".
Re: Forcing links to open in new windows: an argument that should have ended
#7For folks on the web every day this makes sense.
I'm not sure my Mom, when browsing, knows how to decide when opening in a new window is important, much less how to do it.
It's also kinda nice when you're using an iframe, and you don't want the link to be followed inside a small subsection of the viewport.
I totally agree that it gets abused, but it does (at least seem to) have some valid uses.
Re: Forcing links to open in new windows: an argument that should have ended
#8Tapping and holding for 2 seconds and then choosing "Open in a new tab" every time you want to open a link in a new tab in iOS gets tiring fast. I wish Apple would introduce a better UI for this.
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Re: Forcing links to open in new windows: an argument that should have ended
#9I think this is more opinion than web standard.
Re: Forcing links to open in new windows: an argument that should have ended
#10I completely disagree. In fact I find it worse when a link opens in the same tab and then I have to navigate back and find the place that I was at .vs. having to close a new tab I did not want.
"And I think over a decade of user confusion and frustration resulting from target="_blank" backs that up."
Do you have any links to to back this claim?