Comments on: Use the _blank tag!! http://cityofangels.wordpress.com/2008/09/19/use-the-_blank-tag/ The daily life of an aspiring designer Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:47:44 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Keane http://cityofangels.wordpress.com/2008/09/19/use-the-_blank-tag/#comment-61 Keane Fri, 26 Sep 2008 16:56:53 +0000 http://cityofangels.wordpress.com/?p=88#comment-61 If you want to open a link in a new window, CTRL+click will do the job. It's pretty easy and I got used to it when opening external links. But I still use the _blank tag when creating links to external sites. If you want to open a link in a new window, CTRL+click will do the job. It’s pretty easy and I got used to it when opening external links. But I still use the _blank tag when creating links to external sites.

]]> By: Matt Northam http://cityofangels.wordpress.com/2008/09/19/use-the-_blank-tag/#comment-57 Matt Northam Fri, 19 Sep 2008 13:20:08 +0000 http://cityofangels.wordpress.com/?p=88#comment-57 I get your point that it makes sense to not direct people away from the rest of your blog post, but personally I'm into such a routine of opening links in new tabs myself that it's not an issue.. And the music thing is indeed very irritating.. many a time I get bursts of random music through the headphones and with tonnes of tabs open (because I open ALL links manually in new tabs ;)) then it's tricky to narrow it down to where it's coming from. I get your point that it makes sense to not direct people away from the rest of your blog post, but personally I’m into such a routine of opening links in new tabs myself that it’s not an issue..

And the music thing is indeed very irritating.. many a time I get bursts of random music through the headphones and with tonnes of tabs open (because I open ALL links manually in new tabs ;) ) then it’s tricky to narrow it down to where it’s coming from.

]]> By: cityofangels http://cityofangels.wordpress.com/2008/09/19/use-the-_blank-tag/#comment-56 cityofangels Fri, 19 Sep 2008 09:52:32 +0000 http://cityofangels.wordpress.com/?p=88#comment-56 Ah Matt the _blank tag is the future! I do not have the time in the day to cmd Click my way round websites! (hehe I do in fact open links in new tabs) Surely from the blogster's point of view though you'd want them to stick around and read the whole post! You know it makes sense! The music one is a great shout. I feel like a right knob when music comes from a website I'm browsing at work. So much so that I have opted to mute my mac to save from any embarrasment :( Ah Matt the _blank tag is the future!

I do not have the time in the day to cmd Click my way round websites! (hehe I do in fact open links in new tabs)

Surely from the blogster’s point of view though you’d want them to stick around and read the whole post! You know it makes sense!

The music one is a great shout. I feel like a right knob when music comes from a website I’m browsing at work. So much so that I have opted to mute my mac to save from any embarrasment :(

]]> By: Matt Northam http://cityofangels.wordpress.com/2008/09/19/use-the-_blank-tag/#comment-55 Matt Northam Fri, 19 Sep 2008 09:41:53 +0000 http://cityofangels.wordpress.com/?p=88#comment-55 Boo! to the _blank tag.. surely it does exactly the opposite of letting users browse as they choose by the fact that it forces a new window(?).. Just hold Cmd down when clicking on the link :) As for a pet hate; music that starts playing when you load a page. It's an oldie that you think people would've stopped doing by now but still happens far too often. Boo! to the _blank tag.. surely it does exactly the opposite of letting users browse as they choose by the fact that it forces a new window(?)..

Just hold Cmd down when clicking on the link :)

As for a pet hate; music that starts playing when you load a page. It’s an oldie that you think people would’ve stopped doing by now but still happens far too often.

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