From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: john at keeping.me.uk (John Keeping) Date: Tue, 23 Feb 2016 14:32:22 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] ui-shared: add homepage to tabs In-Reply-To: References: <1456155590-9342-1-git-send-email-Jason@zx2c4.com> <20160223064923.GA8987@alcyone> Message-ID: <20160223143222.GL1766@serenity.lan> On Tue, Feb 23, 2016 at 03:26:28PM +0100, Jason A. Donenfeld wrote: > On Tue, Feb 23, 2016 at 7:49 AM, Peter Colberg wrote: > > Would you reconsider opening the homepage link in the current tab > > by default? This way visitors have the option to open the homepage > > in new tab if they like (e.g., using middle-click), but they are not > > forced to do so. > > As I understand it, this is one of those things where people who > learned HTML in the 90s love target=_blank, but Web 9.0 hipsters now > all deplore target=_blank, for good reasons probably, and write > articles in markdown decrying the use. Unfortunately, I'm one of > those 90s luddites. So... > > Does anybody have strong opinions one way or another about this? I'm > happy to get rid of target=_blank if others care about this too. I prefer being in control of where links open and get annoyed when it seems like nothing has happened and I have to hunt for a new tab so I'm with Peter in favour of removing it.