Closed Bug 108845 Opened 23 years ago Closed 23 years ago

Pref for modifier key for "open in new window"

Categories

(SeaMonkey :: UI Design, enhancement)

Product:
SeaMonkey
Component:
UI Design
Platform:
x86
Other
Type:
enhancement
Priority:
Not set
Severity:
normal

Tracking

(Not tracked)

Status:
VERIFIED WONTFIX
Milestone:
Future

People

(Reporter: david, Assigned: bugzilla)

References

Details

(Keywords: helpwanted) 

In 0.9.5 Ctrl+click is used to open link in new window. In MSIE and Opera it is Shift+clik. Mozilla should IMHO use Shift+click too -- or leave it as an option in preferences to choose the modifier key (for the "Save link as" too).
Updating summary from 'Use Shift+click on the link to "open in new window"' to
'[RFE] Pref for modifier key for "open in new window"'.
Assignee: asa → sgehani
Severity: minor → enhancement
Component: Browser-General → Preferences
QA Contact: doronr → sairuh
Summary: Use Shift+click on the link to "open in new window" → [RFE] Pref for modifier key for "open in new window"
Over to XP Apps.  Let this merry dance begin again....
Assignee: sgehani → pchen
Status: UNCONFIRMED → NEW
Component: Preferences → XP Apps
Ever confirmed: true
->prefs
Assignee: pchen → sgehani
Component: XP Apps → Preferences
Summary: [RFE] Pref for modifier key for "open in new window" → Pref for modifier key for "open in new window"
Keywords: helpwanted
Target Milestone: --- → Future
this belongs in xpapps.
Assignee: sgehani → blaker
Component: Preferences → XP Apps: GUI Features
I'm marking wontfix because we can't pref everything and I don't think this
makes the list.  We'll have customizable keybindings at some point so you can
change this if you want.
Status: NEW → RESOLVED
Closed: 23 years ago
Resolution: --- → WONTFIX
v
Status: RESOLVED → VERIFIED
*** Bug 134818 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
I am not satisfied with the resolution. 

> I'm marking wontfix because we can't pref everything and I don't think this
> makes the list.  We'll have customizable keybindings at some point so you can
> change this if you want.

a) When we can have pref Advanced/Mouse Wheel, why not this? It is similar.

b) MSIE has got Shift+Click for "Open in New Window", Opera the same. Often I
need to work with all those browsers and it would be fine to be able to setup
Mozilla in similar way.
I'll personnally be very happy (ok, i'm biased ;) to have this integrated to
mozilla, because
a) for me ctrl-click is unworkable (ctrl-click works as right-click)
b) for other people, coming from IE or Opera, it could imho be a "decisive"
feature to allow them keeping their habits.

Using at least half of the patch 134818, the preference part, even dropping away
the UI part due to lack of room in the pref window or anything, can't hurt imho
; this really is a little change :)
> a) When we can have pref Advanced/Mouse Wheel, why not this?

You are quite correct, David, the Mouse Wheel prefs panel shouldn't exist 
either. That's bug 37139.
Product: Core → Mozilla Application Suite
Component: XP Apps: GUI Features → UI Design
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