Re: Features suggestions

--- Tomasz Wegrzanowski <taw-Rn4VEauK+AKRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 27, 2003 at 11:26:20AM +0000, Weeger
> Nicolas wrote:
> > 2) Have external links, and/or inter-Wiki links,
> open in a new window
> > Maybe an option in preferences ?
> 
> I'm against this feature. Open-in-new-window links
> ares the most brain-dead part
> of HTML standard, worse than even blinking text.
> 
> If user wants to open in new window, he can press
> middle mouse button
> (or ctrl+left or something), I he doesn't, he
> presses left button.
> Forcing him to open in new window is very very
> wrong.

I disagree (and really don't see very well what you
mean by brain-dead part).

On first consideration, I think it would be a good
feature to open external links in a new window (not
inter-wiki links, which are -hint- still very painful
to use since they are right now external links)

And many mice have only one button, plus it is very
unnatural for a  regular user to do a crtl something
to open a new window.
And in any case, opening a new window helps not losing
a visitor. When he done exploring the external area,
he can easily find his way back to wikipedia :-)

and yes, if only, that might be an option in the
prefs.


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