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happends to me all the time too

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Originally posted by fluffy_lobster
What annoys me more is when I forget, and both normal click the attachment link and then close the window to get back to the thread, then to realise that the thread was on the back button.

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I do that sometimes, then I'm like .

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Originally posted by Wabz
WDZ would it be possible to make attachments pop up in a new browser window .

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Of course.

However, in some cases, I think opening another window just isn't necessary, especially when it's a page on the same site. That annoys me when sites have all their stuff popping up in new windows, so I like to give users a choice.

Since everyone who replied wants it changed, I'll change it.

I don't care, I always use middle click

But it could be a good idea (anyway, links open in _blank by default, why not attachments)

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However, in some cases, I think opening another window just isn't necessary, especially when it's a page on the same site. That annoys me when sites have all their stuff popping up in new windows, so I like to give users a choice.

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How can an attachment be a page on the same site? Only situation it would not be necessary is when the attachment is not an image but an executable or a downloadable file.

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Originally posted by Guido
I don't care, I always use middle click

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Avant!!

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Originally posted by GuidoHow can an attachment be a page on the same site? Only situation it would not be necessary is when the attachment is not an image but an executable or a downloadable file.

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in that case it should open in the same page. WDZ should make the script distinguish both cases (zip, rar, exe, ... -> the same page; gif, bmp, png, jpg, doc, txt, html, ... -> _blank)

Making unecessary work.

It works as it is now, can't we leave it at that?

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Originally posted by Guido
But it could be a good idea (anyway, links open in _blank by default, why not attachments)

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Links posted with [url] are usually to external sites.

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How can an attachment be a page on the same site?

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It's part of the post.

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Only situation it would not be necessary is when the attachment is not an image but an executable or a downloadable file.

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Yeah, guess so...

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Originally posted by Choli
in that case it should open in the same page. WDZ should make the script distinguish both cases (zip, rar, exe, ... -> the same page; gif, bmp, png, jpg, doc, txt, html, ... -> _blank)

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Hmm... I might do that someday... it'll be on my projects list.

Has it been modified then

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Originally posted by Choli
in that case it should open in the same page. WDZ should make the script distinguish both cases (zip, rar, exe, ... -> the same page; gif, bmp, png, jpg, doc, txt, html, ... -> _blank)

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doc? .DOC's don't open inline in a browser by default, unless you have a plugin or something...

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Originally posted by KeyStorm
Same happened to me until i got really used to it.

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Exactly...

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Originally posted by Wabz
Exactly if it pops onto another page we dont lose our thoughts

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I'm sorry to go against the flow here, but this kind of things are what making us lazy/brainless people... Sure, it happens to me too, but I don't want this to change...

Another big drawback: when you choose to download (save it) something, you'll open a new browser window/tab which will be empty. I find this very annoying as you have to close all those empty windows afterwards...

Let the brain work a bit.  And besides, most browsers have the ability to open a link in a new window/tab by a single mouse-click, why don't you use it........

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Originally posted by CookieRevised
Another big drawback: when you choose to download (save it) something, you'll open a new browser window/tab which will be empty.

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I don't agree with that. Although I haven't tried in here I build websites. When you open a link that points to a non-viewable on a new window, the window disappears and the download dialog box appears (I'm talking about IE).

And well, I agree not to add this, because then, there will be people that can't manage such amount of open windows at once or who like more to press 'Back' than to close the new window.

Suggestion: do two links that point to _self and to _blank

Anyway, don't be so lazy!!

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Originally posted by KeyStorm
Suggestion: do two links that point to _self and to _blank

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that doesn't make sense and people will get confused. In the case of having 2 links, it'd be better have an option in the usercp to select whether the link should be opened in _self or in _blank