Comments on: To target=new or Not to target=new

By: saturday

saturday — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 05:28:53 +0000

I like opening links in new tabs. I always have a bunch of tabs in one window. I seldom/hate opening a new window. But new tabs are alot simpler, and I don’t lose the current site I’m on.

By: Leah – Creative Every Day

Leah – Creative Every Day — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 18:50:25 +0000

I prefer links to open up a new tab and do that for most of my links. I know I could do it myself, but I like the ease of clicking a link without worrying about losing my place.

I also think many people don’t know how to do this on their own computer, so it’s partly for ease of use.

By: leah

leah — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:04:23 +0000

From Twitter:
@commonsherrin @leahcreates onsite links in same window – offsite automagically in a new window

By: Amy Mommaerts

Amy Mommaerts — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:00:59 +0000

On my blog, I have any external links set up to open in a new one.

I have a problem with looking at too many things at once, so I very often automatically open new tabs when I’m on another site, but there are times I’ll forget to and just click. That’s when I’m thankful the designer/webmaster had the target set already to open a new one.

By: Kriston

Kriston — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 17:48:09 +0000

When I am reading something, there is nothing that annoys me more than a link opening and overwriting what I’m looking at! Due to this, I now have a habit of always opening links I’m interesting in a new tab.

However, links opening in an entirely new window are extremely annoying, as they are almost like a pop up.

I hope you were right!