Re^8: Deprecate target attribute in <a> tag

I wish all external links on perlmonks had target="_blank". That would save me from needing to control click on external links.

I'm glad they don't. I haven't made the switch from Mozilla to FireFox because in Mozilla (and Netscape), the difference between opening a link in the same window or in a new window is a slight adjustment of my index finger: Button-1 vs Button-3 (left button vs. middle button). In FireFox, Button-3 opens a new tab. I prefer windows over tabs, as I run a well tuned window manager, and not a tab manager.

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Re^9: Deprecate target attribute in <a> tag by sauoq (Abbot) on Sep 21, 2005 at 13:15 UTC
I haven't made the switch from Mozilla to FireFox because in Mozilla (and Netscape), the difference between opening a link in the same window or in a new window is a slight adjustment of my index finger: Button-1 vs Button-3 (left button vs. middle button). In FireFox, Button-3 opens a new tab. I believe you'd find that configuring FireFox to provide the behavior you are used to wouldn't be very difficult. In any case, I'm sure you're not alone in being glad that external links here don't all have target="_blank". I bet many IE users would find it irritating. Like I said in an earlier post, I think a different attribute, like "external" (or "local") should be added to the spec for <a> tags. -sauoq "My two cents aren't worth a dime.";	[reply]

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Re^9: Deprecate target attribute in <a> tag
by sauoq (Abbot) on Sep 21, 2005 at 13:15 UTC

I haven't made the switch from Mozilla to FireFox because in Mozilla (and Netscape), the difference between opening a link in the same window or in a new window is a slight adjustment of my index finger: Button-1 vs Button-3 (left button vs. middle button). In FireFox, Button-3 opens a new tab.

I believe you'd find that configuring FireFox to provide the behavior you are used to wouldn't be very difficult.

In any case, I'm sure you're not alone in being glad that external links here don't all have target="_blank". I bet many IE users would find it irritating. Like I said in an earlier post, I think a different attribute, like "external" (or "local") should be added to the spec for <a> tags.

-sauoq
"My two cents aren't worth a dime.";

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