Forums Open in a New Window

[Nachmore 0]

So... who can explain why the menu forum link opens the forum in a new window? Also, since this is a DIV based system, there is no way to stop it from opening a new window (no way to middle click etc. etc.)

 

Any chance these can be either a) converted into normal links (then, even if the target is set to _blank that can be captured) or set to open in the current site (it's not as though we're leaving the site...

[Guest Rabbit]

I don't know what's going on with that, it opens in the same window for me...

[Luk3us 63]

Yeah its kinda annoying, even with those tab options setup in firefox, it still opens a new window... But ya know, even if you do you're crusing and stuff, when you do eventually close the window, good old CNCNZ is still sitting there.

[Tree 0]

I was looking at the source, and the target is set to _blank. So that'd be why. It's not in the main source, but in an external JS file.

 

Right now it's this:

 

<a href='http://forums.cncnz.com' target='_blank'><img src='http://www.cncnz.com/network/img_network/forums_banner_remix.jpg' width='468' height='60' alt='CNCNZ.com Network Forums | Where the Veteran Meet' border='0'></a>

 

Sonic can just change it to this:

 

<a href='http://forums.cncnz.com' target='_self'><img src='http://www.cncnz.com/network/img_network/forums_banner_remix.jpg' width='468' height='60' alt='CNCNZ.com Network Forums | Where the Veteran Meet' border='0'></a>

 

So it can easily be fixed.

[TheBlackOut 7]

I was looking at the source, and the target is set to _blank. So that'd be why. It's not in the main source, but in an external JS file.

 

<a href='http://forums.cncnz.com' target='_blank'><img src='http://www.cncnz.com/network/img_network/forums_banner_remix.jpg' width='468' height='60' alt='CNCNZ.com Network Forums | Where the Veteran Meet' border='0'></a>

 

So it can easily be fixed.

 

Yay for website savy people. :|

[Sonic 296]

I think Nachmore is talking about this menu on the main site.....

 

 

If you look around the site all links to the forums are set to open a new window (target="_blank"). However if your on the main page of the site and you want to open the forums in a new tab use the quick link below the WebBlog box. See below....

 

 

While the drop down menu system features cross-browser support so it displays and works in Firefox, IE, Opera and even that Safari browser, support for opening new tabs from menu links is Firefox/Opera built in browser feature with the use of the middle mouse button.

[Nachmore 0]

yup those are the menus I was talking about. So, what is the rationale of having it launch a new window for the forum?

[Sonic 296]

Well I've always thought of these forums as an external part of the site so thats I've always linked to them from the site's main navigation.

 

If everyone put their hands up and said they don't like that way I would have changed a long time ago. So I guess the question is should they open in a new window or not?

[Nachmore 0]

well... you have my vote for "not" - but I don't think that it's that much of an important issue.

[TheBlackOut 7]

I have your site on my bookmarks and RSS feed, also the forums on my bookmark, so to get to your forums, I don't have to visit the site, so it doesn't bother me.

[Tree 0]

Doesn't bother me either, as I rarely visit CNCNZ.com. I have the forums bookmarked because that's what's important to me.

[F15pilotX 4]

doesn't bother me, since typing in "forums.cncnz.com/" is quicker than typing "cncnz.com/" and then clicking the link :wink:

 

not to mention the forums are my homepage