NationStates Jolt Archive


Why new window on each click?

Smoritania
28-11-2005, 17:21
I'm using Mozilla Firefox, and anything that opens in a new window is just a nuissance to me. While this is still unavoidable for windows opened by a JavaScript action, I see no reason for to have everything I click open a new window. If a new one is really necessary (which most of the time it isn't - breadcrumb trail would do just fine for most of the stuff), can't it just open a new tab instead?

Look at this - I come to manage my state, and I have four pending issues. I click to see the list - pop, new window. Then for each one on the list, another one. I take action, the result comes up in yet another window. I started with one window, and end up with ten. What's the logic behind this? I'm not getting it.

And if this issue annoys the mod, it annoys me more. Actually, it annoys me so much that I've stopped visiting the place daily - it's once or twice a week now (annoyed but forgetful, yes). I may just let my people die because of this.
Safalra
28-11-2005, 17:52
I'm using Mozilla Firefox, and anything that opens in a new window is just a nuissance to me. While this is still unavoidable for windows opened by a JavaScript action, I see no reason for to have everything I click open a new window. If a new one is really necessary (which most of the time it isn't - breadcrumb trail would do just fine for most of the stuff), can't it just open a new tab instead?

Look at this - I come to manage my state, and I have four pending issues. I click to see the list - pop, new window. Then for each one on the list, another one. I take action, the result comes up in yet another window. I started with one window, and end up with ten. What's the logic behind this? I'm not getting it.
There's something wrong at your end; I'm using Firefox with no problems - the links open in the frames as the source code would suggest. I'd guess that something is mangling the names of the frames before your copy of Firefox gets them (maybe your internet host, or some useless secutiry program).
Smoritania
28-11-2005, 18:12
There's something wrong at your end; I'm using Firefox with no problems - the links open in the frames as the source code would suggest. I'd guess that something is mangling the names of the frames before your copy of Firefox gets them (maybe your internet host, or some useless secutiry program).

The link I bookmarked is http://www.nationstates.net/08223/page=display_nation/nation=smoritania

So far it opened only the page that's supposed to be within the frame. Now it opens the whole frameset and everything's fine. Are you sure you didn't just look at it from a certain angle, or at least winked at it? Whatever the cause and whatever the fix, my people are happy now :)

Thanks.
Smoritania
28-11-2005, 18:14
The link I bookmarked is http://www.nationstates.net/08223/page=display_nation/nation=smoritania

So far it opened only the page that's supposed to be within the frame. Now it opens the whole frameset and everything's fine. Are you sure you didn't just look at it from a certain angle, or at least winked at it? Whatever the cause and whatever the fix, my people are happy now :)

Thanks.

Actually, that link was the cause. I should have bookmarked http://www.nationstates.net/smoritania instead. It opened just the page to be shown in the frame, not the frameset. When I tried it again, it misbehaved. The shorter link is fine.

Roma locuta, causa finita.