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Hi,

Firstly, I like the new look of the Wiki - the organisation seems much better (not that there was much wrong with the information on the old one!).

Just a suggestion - how about making it so that on the main wiki page, new topics open up in a new tab by default?

I don't know if everyone uses it in the same way as I do, but it's often useful to have the contents page there, open up several tabs with relevant topics, and flick between them.

I know (I'm using IE7) that I could just right click and click 'Open in new tab...', but if lots of people feel the same, it could just be that bit more convenient :?:

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Post by xlq »

Opening them by default in a new tab/window may get frustrating for users of browsers with no tab support.

(I use FireFox or Maxthon which opens a link in a new tab when it is clicked on by the middle mouse button anyway.)
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Tabs or no tabs, I (and probably several other people) expect wiki to open up a link in the same window.

If people really need another one, just right click on it and select open in new window/tab (or aforementioned method).
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Post by gaf »

I know that I could just right click and click 'Open in new tab...', but if lots of people feel the same, it could just be that bit more convenient

If you're too lazy to go through the menu everytime you want to open a link you might just use ctrl+left-click or the middle-button of the mouse.

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OK - maybe not, then! I didn't actually know about the middle button thing :oops:

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Post by Candy »

I expect all links to open in the same window unless I tell them not to. Opening in _top is ok for escaping framesets (possibly your own). Don't open an external link in your frameset as a rule. Most of all, do NOT open new windows or tabs unasked for.

I'm all for the keep it like it is right now.
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