Click and open a thread

[Former Member]

Hi,

Earlier if I click on a thread link, the new thread opened in a new window. Now it opens in the same window. I have to use the Back button to navigate to the original thread I was viewing. Is this an expected setting with some forum update?

I liked the previous setting, it was useful while some one gives a thread link as reply to your question.

Regrads,

Jaishankar

[michael_goeck]

Hi Jaishankar,

what thread link do you mean? Links in a forum's thread list have always opened in a new window.

Regards,

Michael

[Former Member]

MIchael,

Sorry. My mistake

Regards,

Jaishankar

[michael_goeck]

Hi,

sorry, I made a typo: thread links in the forum's thread list have NEVER opened in a new window

If you create links in a post, they do open in a new window. However, links generated with the new markup like don't open in a new window.

Regards

Michael

[Former Member]

Michael,

While browsing though a froum thread, I clicked on a thread link and it opened the thread in a new window. There were links in the new thread, I have clicked on these links and it has opened in the same window.

Rergards,

Jaishankar

[michael_goeck]

Hi,

this sounds strange and should not happen. Could you please specify this thread you read and also the links you mentioned, so I can look into this?

Thanks & regards,

Michael

[Former Member]

Hi,

I was browsing through Coffe corner forum Sticky Thread: Funny threads? Page 15. I opened the link posted by shibuettickal . This thread opened on a new window. In the new window I tried to open the link posted by Eric Cartman. This thread opened in the same window.

P.S: Now, I am confused which one opens in a new window and which one doesn't

Regards,

Jaishankar

[JozsefSzikszai]

hi Jaishankar,

my link is just interested with Copy+Paste, probably that is the reason?

let's give another try:

copypaste:

as link: []

ec

UPDATE: Now both open in new window...

Edited by: Eric Cartman on Feb 20, 2008 11:46 AM

[michael_goeck]

Hi,

this is really strange, I could reproduce this using both IE and Firefox.

Both links look the same when you look at their source code, both have the target set to "_newwindow".

The scenario only works when you:

- Click a link which opens in a new window

- Go to this new window

- Click a link there, and it will open in the same window

Perhaps this is for restricting opening too many windows which is seen as an annoyance by some users...

Regards,

Michael

[pokrakam]

I noticed this and I think I have an explanation:

Clicking on a link will open in a new window. This new window remains the same "New Window" for all links.

• If you click on another link in the same original thread, it loads in the window you opened previously.

• Where it gets confusing is when you click on a link in the new window. Since you're now already in the new window it loads in the same page.

I just use Ctrl-Click to open things in a new tab (or R-Click -> New Window) if I want a new window.

Cheers,

Mike

[michael_goeck]

Hi,

the links are opened with the target parameter "_newWindow". I guess that the new window get this "name" somehow, so that all links that have the target "_newWindow" get opened in it.

If "_blank" would be used, this would not happen, since "_blank" doesn't give "names" to new windows.

Regards,

Michael