Note from 31 May 2024

Please, please, please… check on the sites you build that using Command #fn1" id="fnref1">[1] + click #fn2" id="fnref2">[2] always opens links in a new tab, even if you used some JavaScript to build a dumb Web link!

I see too many sites where Cmd + click opens the link in the current tab, so when browsing a list of links, if I want to open them in new tabs (for example to compare products), I need to use right click and then select the "open link in a new tab" option, for each link.

Really cumbersome! 😡

  1. Command on a Mac, but I guess Control on Windows and Linux? #fnref1" class="footnote-backref">↩︎

  2. Check the click both with mouses and trackpads! #fnref2" class="footnote-backref">↩︎

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    Mike Swanson avatar Mike Swanson

    Backseat Software

    let’s make software that respects your attention, does its job well, and lets you get on with your life. That’s what good software used to feel like…