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0 pointscircuit103y ago0 comments

I don’t mind new tabs but what really annoys me is when things are set to open in a new window, and you have to fiddle with it to get it to merge back into the window you already have open

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circuit10OP3y ago· 2 in thread

I’m surprised that someone downvoted this, I thought this would be very uncontroversial. Is there someone who actually likes this for some reason?

dalmo33y ago

I didn't downvote, but links opening a new browser window, except for the occasional auth pop-up, hasn't been a thing since... 2008? What browser still doesn't use tabs by default?

circuit10OP3y ago

Websites can override the setting and force browsers to do it, and quite a lot of them seem to for some reason

twic3y ago

Browsers could do two little things.

Firstly, when mousing over a link which will open in a new tab, show a different pointer. I get a hand with the index finger extended when hovering over a normal link; it could be that but with a diagonal arrow, like the common "open in new window" badge, for a link which opens in a new tab.

Secondly, in the context menu for a link which will open in a new tab, replace the "open link in new tab" option with "open link in this tab".

As long as links are real links, and not JavaScript devilry, this would 85% fix it for me.

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