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1. can you fix this? http://tasvideos.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3883
The name of the guest is too big, the forum is all messed-up.
2. Can you make ALL links open in a new window/tab? I often open a link and then close the window/tab, instead of pressing Back. That's a standard in almost every forum, I would appreciate if you change this :)
tnx
no, and no.
1) I did however fix the column width problem at the forum view. (Different page from what you linked to.)
2) I hate links that unexpectedly do "open in a new window" when I don't want that. If I want to open it in a new tab, I ctrl-click it. If I want it to open it in a new window, I rightclick it and select "open in a new window". Otherwise I expect it to follow the link in the same window.
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SpiDeY wrote:
2. Can you make ALL links open in a new window/tab? I often open a link and then close the window/tab, instead of pressing Back. That's a standard in almost every forum, I would appreciate if you change this.
If you want a page opened in a new tab, why aren't you simply opening the links in to new tabs? I tend to do it as a force of habit, since it's easier to close a tab than it is to go back all the way to your last split.
Also, most browsers have extensions that will recover closed tabs for you. This comes standard with Opera and comes in extension form with Firefox (called Tab Mix Plus).
it's rather easy to write a javascript that opens every link of a matching criteria, but I'm not aware of a "popup into a firefox tab" function, just a regular browser window popup. besides, the server should ban users of uncontrolled hammering scripts (maximum number of connections per minute is 35, I believe), so it mustn't be used by people not knowing what such scripts exactly do. however, I can post mine, if it's allowed and if someone is interested.
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SpiDeY is looking for an automated function. of course he could click on every link, as we all do (usually the "newest" icon), and simply by holding ctrl he could open it into a firefox tab, but if I have had understood him well, he wants a single button that does it all for him.
I'm as lazy as he is, so I wrote a javascript function (inserted into a bookmark) that automatically browses the "new posts list", scans the "newest" urls, and opens them. unfortunately it creates as many windows as there are posts, so you screen gets crowdy rather quickly. opening stuff into tabs would be more practical, but as I mentionned, I don't know such an automated javascript function yet (probably because it's proprietary to firefox).
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Bisqwit wrote:
no, and no.
This way you hurt my feelings Bisqwit =(
Bisqwit wrote:
1) I did however fix the column width problem at the forum view. (Different page from what you linked to.)
Ok, thanks. It was really annoying :P
Bisqwit wrote:
2) I hate links that unexpectedly do "open in a new window" when I don't want that. If I want to open it in a new tab, I ctrl-click it. If I want it to open it in a new window, I rightclick it and select "open in a new window". Otherwise I expect it to follow the link in the same window.
I already do this (Shift+Click) but I often forget about it, and accidentally close the TASVideos page =/
But don't worry, I'll just try to get used to do that.
SXL wrote:
the javascript function to open a popup is
window.open(url);
SpiDeY is looking for an automated function. of course he could click on every link, as we all do (usually the "newest" icon), and simply by holding ctrl he could open it into a firefox tab, but if I have had understood him well, he wants a single button that does it all for him.
I'm as lazy as he is, so I wrote a javascript function (inserted into a bookmark) that automatically browses the "new posts list", scans the "newest" urls, and opens them. unfortunately it creates as many windows as there are posts, so you screen gets crowdy rather quickly. opening stuff into tabs would be more practical, but as I mentionned, I don't know such an automated javascript function yet (probably because it's proprietary to firefox).
Laziness is the word! The thing is, I'm used to the function in forums that open all external links in a new window.
And I use Opera btw
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SXL wrote:
SpiDeY is looking for an automated function. of course he could click on every link, as we all do (usually the "newest" icon), and simply by holding ctrl he could open it into a firefox tab, but if I have had understood him well, he wants a single button that does it all for him.
I don't think that's what he wants. He never mentioned that he wants to open all links at once, he just wants all links to open into new tabs/windows instead of forwarding the current page. At least, I think that that's what he wants.
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Zurreco wrote:
SXL wrote:
SpiDeY is looking for an automated function. of course he could click on every link, as we all do (usually the "newest" icon), and simply by holding ctrl he could open it into a firefox tab, but if I have had understood him well, he wants a single button that does it all for him.
I don't think that's what he wants. He never mentioned that he wants to open all links at once, he just wants all links to open into new tabs/windows instead of forwarding the current page. At least, I think that that's what he wants.
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I don't know about Oprah, but in Firefox there's an option to force all links to open in a new tab.
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Bisqwit wrote:
Option to force all links into the same tab for the win. It should always be your own choice to open a link in a new tab. Also, as stated above, middle-click is easy. :P
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Zurreco wrote:
Quick solution: Remove the left mouse button from your mouse!
lol
moozooh wrote:
SpiDeY wrote:
And I use Opera btw
Middle-click on a link is the easiest thing since sliced bread. ;)
I'm using a notebook mouse (by M$), middle-click here acts like Alt+Tab (dunno why).
If I have my other hand busy (and by busy I mean too lazy to put it on the keyboard), I have to click with the right button and then click in "Open in a New Tab".
ok then.
there should be an option, like a mouse configuration (in the start/settings/control panel menu), to bind your middle button. it must wear a specific name (such as : "alt tab" in a rolling list), you'd just have to set it to "middle button/click", the standard/default option.
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