[IMC-US] Linking of the front page

[john duda]

personally, i use a browser with tabs, and obsessively scan documents
for interesting links, open them in background tabs, keeping the
original window open and focused.  i despise links that pop up in new
windows...not only can it be distracting, it assumes that that's what
the user wants to happen(it may or may not be) without giving them a
choice. 

john

On Sun, Oct 17, 2004 at 01:41:40PM -0400, Ana Nogueira wrote:
> I might be in a minority, but I always close windows accidentally when a
> link I clicked on does not open in a new window. This happens to me all the
> time in google news and it drives me batty.
> 
> I also like the new window thing because it allows me to explore a site
> deeply without having to retrace my steps too far back to find my original
> starting point. 
> 
> Just my experience,
> ana
> 
> On 10/15/04 6:35 PM, "evan" <anarchogeek at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > This is a really bad idea.
> > 
> > If you launch a new window then it breaks the back button and prevents
> > users from returning. Many users browse with their web browser window
> > maximized and don't realize when a new window has been poped up.
> > 
> > If you want to know more about the best praticies and conventions we
> > should be using to make our sites as useable to our visitors as
> > possible please take some time to read through:
> > 
> > www.useit.com
> > 
> > in solidarity,
> > evan
> > 
> > On Fri, 15 Oct 2004 19:06:47 -0400, daniel scott
> > <danscott at rumpus.rackhost.net> wrote:
> >> I would suggest having the links off the front page that redirect to
> >> other imcs open in a new page.
> >> You want to redirect people to local sites, and keep them on the us
> >> site.
> >> 
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