Links in posts

[choppe]

Why do links from mmba not open in a new tab or window acording to browser settings?

[c0nsumer]

Test.

[c0nsumer]

It's just a standard a href= without target:

<a href="http://www.google.com" class="postlink">Test</a>.

Can't see why it wouldn't open in a new tab or window if you tell it to do so. I open things in new tabs all the time. We very intentionally don't use target=_new because it's craptastic.

[c0nsumer]

Please provide a step by step of what you do, what happens, and what you think should be happening.

[choppe]

Test.

If I click "test" it goes to Google in the same window.

Most of the time links from forums open in a new window, both that I tried it on are running vbulletin. I'll see if I can find another running phpBB and see what happens there.

[c0nsumer]

Test.

If I click "test" it goes to Google in the same window.

Most of the time links from forums open in a new window, both that I tried it on are running vbulletin. I'll see if I can find another running phpBB and see what happens there.

Yeah, that's it working right. We very intentionally don't want links opening in new windows.

If you force links to open in new windows (target=_new), you take away the users' option of opening them in a new window/tab or just in the same window. If you open them in the same window (as we do) users can open them any way they want.

This is functioning as designed.

[choppe]

Thanks,

This is one of the links that opens in a new window:

<a href="http://www.gtm-supercar.com" target="_blank">http://www.gtm-supercar.com</a>

How is this one supposed to work?

It looks like I need to learn something.
Is there a way in IE8 to control how they open other than right click and choose? I thought the tabbed browsing options did that but it doesn't seem to change when I change that setting.

[c0nsumer]

Thanks,

This is one of the links that opens in a new window:

<a href="http://www.gtm-supercar.com" target="_blank">http://www.gtm-supercar.com</a>

How is this one supposed to work?

It looks like I need to learn something.
Is there a way in IE8 to control how they open other than right click and choose? I thought the tabbed browsing options did that but it doesn't seem to change when I change that setting.

Ah, sorry. Maybe it's target=_blank. I'm overtired. Still, we intentionally don't use it.

Anyway, click with your mouse's wheel, that'll open it in a new tab in IE8, FF, Chrome, Safari, etc.

[amadkins]

We very intentionally don't use target=_new because it's craptastic.

Concur. The present design is just right - that's why they make right mouse buttons.

[choppe]

Thanks,

This is one of the links that opens in a new window:

<a href="http://www.gtm-supercar.com" target="_blank">http://www.gtm-supercar.com</a>

How is this one supposed to work?

It looks like I need to learn something.
Is there a way in IE8 to control how they open other than right click and choose? I thought the tabbed browsing options did that but it doesn't seem to change when I change that setting.

Ah, sorry. Maybe it's target=_blank. I'm overtired. Still, we intentionally don't use it.

Anyway, click with your mouse's wheel, that'll open it in a new tab in IE8, FF, Chrome, Safari, etc.

Thanks again.

This is what I found:
target=_new - opens in a new window named "new"
target=_blank - opens in a new window
they both essentially do the same thing, if using _new links will continue to open in the window named "new" at least that is how I understand it.
At least I know it is a coding thing and not some setting that I missed.

[choppe]

We very intentionally don't use target=_new because it's craptastic.

Concur. The present design is just right - that's why they make right mouse buttons.

Apparently there are a lot of craptastic websites.

[wingzz]

just right click the link and choose open in new window, easy

[amadkins]

Apparently there are a lot of craptastic websites.

I agree.

[Di_bear]

I like using target="_blank" for links that are outside of a website for various reasons. It's a pretty standard practice, especially if a website supports itself with revenue share. What I do not like is when a website opens its own links in a new window. That's supper annoying.

[c0nsumer]

I like using target="_blank" for links that are outside of a website for various reasons. It's a pretty standard practice, especially if a website supports itself with revenue share. What I do not like is when a website opens its own links in a new window. That's supper annoying.

This forces users to open new windows or tabs, which I think is terrible. To me it's very bad user experience when compared to specifying no target and letting the user do what they will.