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Re: Try right clicking GitHub's logo

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Post by WiseWeasel » Thu, Apr 12, 2012, 9:53 PM UTC

stevenw36 wrote: post #73

javery wrote: post #61

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You must be a program manager - you have taken a simple and easy solution and added a ton of complexity for a problem 1% or less of people will encounter.

You could say the same thing about what Github is doing with the interception of the right-click event. The "about us" page would be a better place to put links to logo. Leave the user's right-click alone.

The point is they found that members of the press or bloggers who want these assets in the first place are not bothering to drill down to the Press section; they're just grabbing it right from the root index, causing sub-optimal assets to propagate through the media, which reflects poorly on the brand. This way, Github makes sure they're getting publication-friendly versions of their logo when people do that. Ultimately, ensuring their brand is well-represented in the media was deemed more important than avoiding inconvenience to a few power users.

Re: Try right clicking GitHub's logo

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Post by WiseWeasel » Thu, Apr 12, 2012, 9:59 PM UTC

colonel_panic wrote: post #71

javery wrote: post #61

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You must be a program manager - you have taken a simple and easy solution and added a ton of complexity for a problem 1% or less of people will encounter.

Am I really in a <1% minority of people who right click site logos to open the main page in a new tab and start a separate browsing path?

Requires two hands, but I often find it easier to control-click on links to open in a new tab, and that still works in this case.

Re: Try right clicking GitHub's logo

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Post by skeptical » Thu, Apr 12, 2012, 10:04 PM UTC

envex wrote: post #34

zobzu wrote: post #21

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its terrible when Windows (ouh ouh EVIL MS) does stuff like that it's normal when Mac OSX does it. Lets push this further. It's ok when github hijacks your right click (makes the logo download more annoying while pretending to make things nicer). It's terrible if MS/Mozilla/Whoever isn't hype right now does it. As simple as that. Sadly.

Taking it a bit too seriously?

Who? Zobzou or all the folks who downvoted him?

Re: Try right clicking GitHub's logo

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Post by Seth_Kriticos » Thu, Apr 12, 2012, 10:05 PM UTC

WiseWeasel wrote: post #82

colonel_panic wrote: post #71

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Am I really in a <1% minority of people who right click site logos to open the main page in a new tab and start a separate browsing path?

Requires two hands, but I often find it easier to control-click on links to open in a new tab, and that still works in this case.

I open new tabs with middle click (scroll wheel click). That works too. It also works for closing tabs.

Re: Try right clicking GitHub's logo

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Post by mhartl » Thu, Apr 12, 2012, 10:09 PM UTC

colonel_panic wrote: post #71

javery wrote: post #61

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You must be a program manager - you have taken a simple and easy solution and added a ton of complexity for a problem 1% or less of people will encounter.

Am I really in a <1% minority of people who right click site logos to open the main page in a new tab and start a separate browsing path?

On OS X, you can use Command-click for that.

Re: Try right clicking GitHub's logo

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Post by skeletonjelly » Thu, Apr 12, 2012, 10:18 PM UTC

javery wrote: post #61

jawns wrote: post #35

Here's how I would improve this: The lightbox that opens up asks, "Looking for the GitHub logo?" But it doesn't let you answer no. It just presumes that your answer is yes, and supplies you with what it thinks you actually want (or, more cynically, what it wants you to want). I would suggest adding a "No thanks -- just let me right-click" link at the bottom. That link would close the lightbox and prevent it from reop…

You must be a program manager - you have taken a simple and easy solution and added a ton of complexity for a problem 1% or less of people will encounter.

The complexity is already there. GH went to the trouble of doing it, why not add another button that sets a cookie. Compared to what they've done it's peanuts. Heck, if the website was here (https://github.com/github) they'd get a pull request.

Re: Try right clicking GitHub's logo

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Post by ilija139 » Thu, Apr 12, 2012, 10:21 PM UTC

Seth_Kriticos wrote: post #84

WiseWeasel wrote: post #82

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Requires two hands, but I often find it easier to control-click on links to open in a new tab, and that still works in this case.

I open new tabs with middle click (scroll wheel click). That works too. It also works for closing tabs.

seconded

Re: Try right clicking GitHub's logo

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Post by human_error » Thu, Apr 12, 2012, 10:21 PM UTC

Maybe I just want to right-click and open the homepage in new tab. With this feature, I can't do this.

Re: Try right clicking GitHub's logo

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Post by xpose2000 » Thu, Apr 12, 2012, 10:22 PM UTC

jawns wrote: post #35

Here's how I would improve this: The lightbox that opens up asks, "Looking for the GitHub logo?" But it doesn't let you answer no. It just presumes that your answer is yes, and supplies you with what it thinks you actually want (or, more cynically, what it wants you to want). I would suggest adding a "No thanks -- just let me right-click" link at the bottom. That link would close the lightbox and prevent it from reop…

This answer sent shivers down my spine.

Re: Try right clicking GitHub's logo

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Post by IsaacL » Thu, Apr 12, 2012, 10:33 PM UTC

colonel_panic wrote: post #71

javery wrote: post #61

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You must be a program manager - you have taken a simple and easy solution and added a ton of complexity for a problem 1% or less of people will encounter.

Am I really in a <1% minority of people who right click site logos to open the main page in a new tab and start a separate browsing path?

I'd say the best way would be to add a "No, I just want to get to the homepage!" option to the lightbox. No cookies or saving preferences, just a simple link.

But track how often that link is clicked, and if it really is a lot more than 1% of people, then you know it's a behaviour worth accounting for and can code in your preference tracking thing accordingly. If not, no time wasted.