A request to bloggers

May 7th, 2008 by Gideon | Print This Post Email This Post

Please STOP making links open in a new window! I know how to do it, so if I want to, I will. Kthx. All links on this site open in the same window. If you want them to open in a new window/tab, simply right click and select that option. If you find one here that does open in a new window, let me know and I’ll fix it.

Actually, let me throw this open to you guys. What do you prefer? Links automatically open in a new window/tab or in the same window/tab?

Further update: So as you can see, I’ve added the option to the left there. If you want links to open in a new tab/window select the box. If not, leave it unchecked. Thanks to Randomwalks for the code and Scotusblog for inspiration.

How should links open?

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6 Comments »

Comment by Jamie
2008-05-07 22:23:41

Same window. End of story. Everyone else who says any different is wrong.

(I feel strongly about this. I also happen to be right.)

Comment by Gideon Subscribed to comments via email
2008-05-07 22:25:25

Yep, that’s my view too. However, not everyone is right. For them, there’s the checkbox on the top-left.

 
 
Comment by Mark Bennett
2008-05-08 00:38:35

Internal links (same site) should open in the same tab. External links should open in a new tab.

Comment by Miranda
2008-05-08 08:55:32

I agree w/ Bennett.

 
Comment by Gideon Subscribed to comments via email
2008-05-08 09:54:21

Gimme the code and I’ll implement it.

 
 
Comment by Jeffrey Deutsch Subscribed to comments via email
2008-05-10 23:04:14

How about a third option for a poll answer:

“Some of you have way too much time on your hands”

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Cheers,

Jeff Deutsch

 
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