[thelist] To _blank or not to _blank

[sasha]

I get irritated by sites that have this long fantastic
list of links and don't have target="_blank" on them.  I
like to view the content on one site while waiting for
the content to load in the linked site.  My internet is
fickle at times, and not everyone's website is on a good
connection.

I only have a 2 button wheel mouse (optical).  But,
being an Opera user, I tend to ctrl+shift+click so that
links open in their own window in the background (saving
me a click in the end).  Closing new windows isn't a
biggie for most Opera users, since they have mouse
gestures to quickly close a window (I don't use the
gestures myself).  But then again, your average user
doesn't use Opera.

Christy "sasha" Siepker
http://www.bittersweet2.com

4/23/2002 3:07:10 PM, "Daniel Medley" <dm at lgcy.com>
wrote:

>I'm curious, what is the consensus, if there is one,
concerning opening a
>new window with links to off-site content? I've heard
that it is not a good
>design method, generally speaking, however I know that
I personally prefer
>it when I browse sites. I will almost always left click
a link and then open
>the link in a new window so that I don't have to hit my
back button to come
>back to my original destination. Based on this
preference I'm making a site
>that uses _blank on all my off-site links on the
opening page only (there
>are several).
>
>Any input would be greatly appreciated,
>Daniel
>
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