i personally think it’s a terrible default. a normal link i can easily choose to open here, in a new tab, or in a new window. target=“_blank” removes that choice, and forces me to open it how the site dev wishes
I’ve always seen it as a dark pattern to keep users on the site (like bing uses it[1]). it was really nice to see lemmy not doing that. it’s weird to see people calling it sensible
see also old reddit doing the user friendly thing of same tab, new reddit opening a new tab ↩︎
yeah, that’s a preference not a default. feel free to configure your preferences howsoever you prefer. if it’s a configurable preference it’s not a dark pattern, it’s just an option
this is a userscript that i’m using, and has the option to enable open all links in new tab. i also found this whilst searching for it just now, but i haven’t used it
but what device are you using that doesn’t have a mouse, trackpad, or ctrl key?
you can do that with a userscript if you want to keep the lemmy interface
although i do not understand why people like this. just middle click instead?
It’s such a sensible and common default that I’m unused to being required to middle click.
i personally think it’s a terrible default. a normal link i can easily choose to open here, in a new tab, or in a new window. target=“_blank” removes that choice, and forces me to open it how the site dev wishes
I’ve always seen it as a dark pattern to keep users on the site (like bing uses it[1]). it was really nice to see lemmy not doing that. it’s weird to see people calling it sensible
see also old reddit doing the user friendly thing of same tab, new reddit opening a new tab ↩︎
Well I personally disagree with you and prefer new links to appear in a new tab by default. Funny how preferences work, eh?
yeah, that’s a preference not a default. feel free to configure your preferences howsoever you prefer. if it’s a configurable preference it’s not a dark pattern, it’s just an option
I don’t use mouse so no middle click.
Where is the userscript option? Using a browser extension?
this is a userscript that i’m using, and has the option to enable open all links in new tab. i also found this whilst searching for it just now, but i haven’t used it
but what device are you using that doesn’t have a mouse, trackpad, or ctrl key?