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Links

Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2017 6:43 am
by Juan F. Ramirez
I don't know if it's a Chrome thing (what I'm using now), but whenever I click on a link in this forum, the new page appears in the same browser tab and it'd be better in a new tab.

What do you think?

Re: Links

Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2017 5:32 pm
by 1024MAK
Ooooo! How to divide the forum....

For the quick links and other links within the forum, I prefer to open in the same tab. For external links, yes, often it is helpful to open in a new tab.

We won't mention that I can quickly go from about three open tabs to about 33 in the blink of an eye... :lol: :oops:

Mark

Re: Links

Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2017 7:26 pm
by Ast A. Moore
It should absolutely be controlled by the user, not the forum.

Re: Links

Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2017 7:26 pm
by RMartins
Just press CTRL while clicking and it will open in a new tab.

Re: Links

Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2017 10:54 pm
by Evil Genius
I habitially click the mouse wheel when I want something to open in a new tab.

Re: Links

Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2017 8:46 pm
by PeterJ
OK, I have installed a new extension which sets external links to open in a new window. I have given it a test and it seems to work OK.

For those who have an interest in these things, this is the homepage (Thanks to Ricardo for spotting this one).

https://www.phpbb.com/customise/db/extension/elonw/

Re: Links

Posted: Fri Nov 24, 2017 8:43 am
by Juan F. Ramirez
Great!