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#280831 13-Jan-2021 16:04

Hi,

I generally read forum posts off the front page, and up until today, clicking a topic/page would open up the post in a new Tab.

Today, it doesn't.

I quite enjoyed it as once I had read the post, I could just close the tab, and be back at the main page.

Is this by design, or am I missing something (tried on two browsers)?

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#2634901 13-Jan-2021 16:06

Yes - now you don't end up with 100's of tabs if you browse Geekzone on mobile.

You can click the centre button of your mouse (or CTRL + Click on a laptop) if you want to open up a new tab.

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#2634918 13-Jan-2021 17:07

Me too . I miss this feature!

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#2634922 13-Jan-2021 17:22

Me too there is a bit of an "old dog new tricks" with me but I guess I can get used to it, or maybe a switch in our profile as an option?

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#2634934 13-Jan-2021 17:50

Right click, open in new tab. Ctrl+click. Middle click.

No one is going to code an option that already exists natively in every browser.

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#2634935 13-Jan-2021 17:51

I'd prefer this feature brought back too please

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#2634936 13-Jan-2021 17:52

As above

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#2634937 13-Jan-2021 17:55

While I understand some people may be taken aback with change, the reality is that the previous implementation (clicks opening in new tab) was really a modification of the expected browser behaviour.

The standard browser behaviour is to open links on the same tab and if you want to open on a new tab use CTRL-click. By opening on a new tab I was really not giving anyone a choice but imposing my preference.

Now everyone has a choice - open on the same tab or open on a new tab. This was not available before.

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#2634941 13-Jan-2021 18:13

Your house, your rules, of course Mauricio.

By default (with Chrome, anyway) Ctrl-click or middle click opens in a new tab, but the new tab is not in focus. I found the Chrome Extension Tab Activate that seems to alleviate this issue at least.

Cheers!

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#2634948 13-Jan-2021 18:41

On Chrome Android it always opened in same tab anyway.

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#2634972 13-Jan-2021 19:55

Virgil:

Your house, your rules, of course Mauricio.

By default (with Chrome, anyway) Ctrl-click or middle click opens in a new tab, but the new tab is not in focus. I found the Chrome Extension Tab Activate that seems to alleviate this issue at least.

Cheers!

Or it could just be like it was, with a profile switch. Clearly I am getting old and set in my ways, so probably fair to dismiss my view.

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#2634987 13-Jan-2021 20:36

Yay. It’s back to the way it used to be.

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#2635212 14-Jan-2021 09:08

I always middle-clicked on any links that I wanted opened in a new tab because I just assumed that if I left clicked then they'd open in the same tab, which is the standard browser behaviour. I usually scan through the list of new topics and middle-click on any that I'm interested in so they all open up in the background, then I close the topic list and work my way through all the new tabs. All of this on a desktop browser, I couldn't imagine trying to read on a mobile, way too much scrolling for my liking.

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#2635216 14-Jan-2021 09:23

I guess I'll get used to it, but middle clicking doesn't open the tab in focus.

Just takes a while to change patterns - I've closed the geekzone tab a few times now.

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#2635219 14-Jan-2021 09:28

Yay! It's now the same whether you click on a new topic or click on the arrow to see new posts. So *always* use the back-arrow to get to the topic list.