Ya this is a repeatedly contested issue. :)
The average user - never holds down the short cut to open in a new
window.
The more than average user (Melkjug) tend to do it after the first
couple of times of making the mistake of just clicking and assuming
they are not going to loose their data that they started off at.
We might want to implement one way and evaluate after it launches. But
going back to Chris and Randal's we need to watch out for consistency
as well as loss of data (settings) etc. when the page reloads.
s
On Sep 16, 2008, at 11:12 AM, Nicholas Bergson-Shilcock wrote:
I'm pretty biased in favor of *not* opening a new tab/window by
default. That's because 1) I can't stand websites opening new
windows in my browser, and 2) if I want a new tab (which I
frequently do), I can easily choose to open one on my own.
I'll admit, of course, that my browsing methods may not be
representative.
-Nick
On Sep 16, 2008, at 11:03 AM, Sonali Sridhar wrote:
Actually its quite annoying to lose your Melkjug page when you
click on a link. The user might just want to take a quick peek at
the article and go back to their Melkjug reading. I know that
Delicious used to irritate me when it did not open in new tabs. I
kept losing the delicious page that had all the links I wanted to
research. Google has also made that decision out of gmail, you dont
loose Gmail when you move into Cal or Docs or Reader etc.
Just some thoughts to add on here.
s
On Sep 15, 2008, at 8:41 PM, Christopher Patterson wrote:
Good catch, Randall. Consider me +1 for consistency. Whatever we
decide, titles and links within the item should probably do the
same thing.
Chris
On Sep 15, 2008, at 7:34 PM, Randall Leeds wrote:
We do, however, open the link in a new window when someone clicks
the headline.
This seems asymmetrical. But I understand (and agree with) your
argument.
On Mon, Sep 15, 2008 at 8:26 PM, Christopher Patterson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
I'm not generally a fan of sites targeting a new window by default.
If I'm playing with filters to fine-tune my jug (or just tinker
with various results), and I click through to a linked site, I
don't lose the adjustments to those filters when I click the back
button - at least, based on my test just now on dev.melkjug.com
my filter change appears to have been preserved.
Unless there are cases where users might lose data by navigating
away, I'd lean towards not opening new windows.
I suppose we could consider that being an account-level
preference - some folks may have very strong feelings on both
sides of the "new window" approach.
Chris
On Sep 15, 2008, at 6:47 PM, Randall Leeds wrote:
How do we feel about rewriting links to have them target a new
window/tab? I keep accidentally clicking links in my articles and
moving away from Melkjug.
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