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Yes.
I always middle click my mouse to open any links in a new tab out of habit.
No.
What if I don't want to open those links in a new tab and driving users away from forum is admin idea?!
On serious note: we smart enough to click middle mouse/hold ctrl - users should be able to control what they want how and where they want!
Not everyone has IQ above average.
Just look at the front page and threads that pop from time to time.
I agree its habit to middle click but I still catch myself having to click the back button to go back here.
I feel like it should be a default on any website(or a toggle-on like on DDG or SearX/NG).
thats not included in $200.
I think the idea was for threads / discussions mainly.
I'm the type that will skim the forum index, open a few threads in their own tabs that I want to catch up on or read. While I wheel-click like most, it'd be convenient when I'm on my laptop or something and don't want to ctrl+click.
No one knows how to use the middle mouse button or ctrl+LMB?
Make another website lowendtalk-new-window.com.
@DP you got this one available?
Thanks for reminding me that there are quite a number of things that can be done with the middle click
Chrome/Firefox:
middlemouse.pasteoption in about:config.References:
https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/hidden-middle-click-tricks-web/
https://lifehacker.com/the-many-things-you-can-do-with-a-middle-click-on-your-1565756062
Too long
well never heard anyone say that to me before. 😊
I always do a
ctrl + left clickwhile opening threads.Yes! please!
btw, I hold CTRL and then click on any link. This has become a habit for me now.
Something like this
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/open-in-new-tab/cplillmhmcegjlhcbedmgmalbgjpmlkh
touchscreen: yes please dont make me hold my thumb and tap open in new tab.
Actually that is a very good point. Mobile users would really benefit from this.
Personally, I like the existing behaviour and actually do use both middle-click to open in a new tab and normal click when I want to stay in the current tab. Forcing people to always open in a new tab sounds like a terrible solution, and also would be contrary to normal user expectations.
In normal use, I middle-click from the main page to threads I want to read, but then usually navigate from the thread with a normal click if there's a link I want to click (which there usually isn't, but if there is I'll visit it after reading everything else on the page).
Does it affect your marketing tracking? as if potential customer click and go back and again as accidentally clicked back button so tracked double visit.
Personally, no issue as visiting links using right click on mouse and select options (mouse has two buttons in my case) 😂
Agreed. Middle click works if you have a mouse but for mobile/touch devices it is annoying af.
Disagree.
I do most web browsing on touchscreen.
I prefer everything to open in current tab.
On this forum, my typical flow is reading one thread, going back, and then opening another.
Can be done for outward links but apart from that I don't think it's needed tbh.
Some time ago Firefox changed the behavior when you right-click an image. Previously the first option was "View Image". It would open in the current tab, but you could hold SHIFT to open it in a new tab. You had a choice. Now it's only "Open Image in New Tab" and when you hold SHIFT, it... opens a new window. What a retarded change.
Wait, what? For internal links? I was pretty sure the idea was for external links aka user posted something in post body and force those to open in new tab... but if we talking about internal links then fuck no, never - it's gonna be epic mess - some internal links opens in new tab, some not. You clicked discussion link from main page - new tab. You clicked discussion link from user post - same tab? You clicked username from discussion to check user profile - same tab? You gonna get confused and even more angry over time - you will expect things to open in new tab and they will not. Now you know the expected behavior, you need to learn it once and just adjust... with RNG in play you are doomed.
No, the fuck why?
109votes in one day and (rounded up) 69% (Nice) is saying yes.
@jbiloh Thoughts?
And on a Mac, it works the same way.
-> Hold the Command (⌘) key when you click a link and it will create a new tab. It works in many browsers.
Can't imagine the current method not hurting retention. Too many times have I clicked on a 3rd party link and not came back because I was already X pages/links deep into the other site and clicking the back button is too cumbersome. Also annoying if you use the back button because then Vanilla will take you to the latest comment and you have to scroll all the way back up to start reading comments. It also adds more friction on mobile and laptop because it takes an extra 2 steps for every link (if you remember).
The only vote that matters is @jbiloh's.
I think only the external links should open in new tabs. I find the sites that open every link in new (background/foreground) tab annoying.