Comment #6 on issue 5160 by hirsch.will: Middle-clicking on a link doesn't change the link to visited http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=5160
Some clarification: it's not the middle-clicking itself that fails to mark the link as visited but visiting the link address in another tab in any way (e.g. just typing the URL in). A refresh is also not necessary. If you force the link to be repainted by right clicking it to make it "active" or hovering over it (assuming that a specific :active or :hover style is applied) then when you return focus to something else it will repaint as "visited". It's interesting how other browsers deal with this: IE7 links get stuck in the "active" state after being middle-clicked and then lapse into "visited" when you take away focus. However, if you don't click on a link (middle or otherwise) the it will never become "visited" without a refresh. Safari has the same behaviour as Chrome, except that it seems to update the "visitedness" of links when you hover over either a whole tab or a particular containing block. It seems to use some degree of algorithmic guesswork to decide how much to refresh at any one event. Firefox manages to update any and all links to a URL the moment it is visited. -- You received this message because you are listed in the owner or CC fields of this issue, or because you starred this issue. You may adjust your issue notification preferences at: http://code.google.com/hosting/settings --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Automated mail from issue updates at http://crbug.com/ Subscription options: http://groups.google.com/group/chromium-bugs -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
