Links Opening In New Windows

[Greenguy]

I guess I should clarify:
New Window = Still Bad
New Tab = Now Good!

And I'm talking about using it on all external links on my Link Lists & Free Sites
(because if you start opening a new tab for internal links, it's gonna get crowded real fast)

[Cleo]

Originally Posted by Greenie

I guess I should clarify:
New Window = Still Bad
New Tab = Now Good!

And I'm talking about using it on all external links on my Link Lists & Free Sites
(because if you start opening a new tab for internal links, it's gonna get crowded real fast)

Not sure how it works on a PC but on a Mac calls for a new window open as a tab unless the user has set the defaults different. But you can use JavaScript to really open a new window, but again the user can override this. I use JavaScript new windows for things that reporting a bad link and I define the size of the new window along with if it will have toolbars.

One stuff like LLs and Blogs I have internal links opening in the same window and stuff that takes you to another domain opening in new windows with the exception of listed sites and galleries and have them opening in the same window. Although there are exceptions to this if one or the other action makes more sense.

On free sites I really prefer everything opening in the same window. I will accept stuff that the ads open in a new window as this actually does make sense.

Don't want to see stuff that has images or internal links opening in a new window.

I'm an old fossil in this biz so remember another reason that new windows were banned... due to new window abuse just about everything opened in a new window and in reviewing a free site you would end up with dozens of new windows.

To be honest I care a lot more about sponsors that still have console hell. These days I review with my popup blocker turned on since I figure that's how most people surf. If I click on a sponsor and console hell gets through my popup blocking I'm unhappy.