Timeline for Common web app usability gotchas?
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| Jun 23, 2011 at 0:31 | comment | added | Razor Storm | It is a pet peeve for me when sites DO open links in new tabs. Handling the opening of links should be PURELY controlled by your browser settings. I left click to open link in current page and middle click (or control plus click) to open in a new tab. I have the control in this situation, DO NOT EVEN THINK about taking it away from me. | |
| Dec 1, 2010 at 21:19 | comment | added | TRiG | If I want a link to open in a new tab, I can do that myself, thank you. I don't want someone else making these decisions for me. | |
| Aug 25, 2010 at 10:02 | comment | added | DisgruntledGoat | Re touch-screens: Safari on iPhone will display hover menus on the first touch instead of actioning the links. I don't know if it works for Twitter though. | |
| Aug 21, 2010 at 20:17 | history | made wiki | Post Made Community Wiki by Robert Cartaino | ||
| Aug 18, 2010 at 8:20 | comment | added | naugtur |
Touchscreens is a whole new medium. I think it should be supported by browsers. CSS has screen and print media types. I think adding a touchscreen would do quite enough. You could add a style for that medium and it'd show all onhover actions. Anybody got friends in W3C? :D
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| Aug 17, 2010 at 8:04 | comment | added | ICR | I would definitely disagree with the second point. It is easy enough to open a link in a new window. I want to be in control of my browsing experience and what opens where, not have somebody else think they know better. I obviously browse the web differently from you - I don't think of it as a tree of domains at all. The website shouldn't force a particular behaviour upon me. | |
| Aug 17, 2010 at 8:03 | comment | added | ICR | Hover for actions is indeed irritating on touch devices. There are ways to mitigate it; not do it, detect touch browsers and not do it, or also display the controls on click. Those with hover abilities will get it on hover, those with touch when they tap. Not great, but a compromise if you really have to have reveal on hover. | |
| Aug 16, 2010 at 22:04 | comment | added | Joe Phillips | You can just middle click or Ctrl+Click for your pet peeve. I think most people will disagree with you. Also, the OP asks for one answer per answer. I was going to +1 but I disagree with your second point so it cancels itself out. | |
| Aug 16, 2010 at 21:02 | history | answered | Swizec | CC BY-SA 2.5 |