Closed Bug 72442 Opened 24 years ago Closed 23 years ago

[rfe] Shift-click should open link in new Window

Categories

(SeaMonkey :: General, enhancement)

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

Tracking

(Not tracked)

Status:
VERIFIED DUPLICATE of bug 85169

People

(Reporter: ltskinol, Assigned: mpt)

References

Details

Mozilla 2001031604, Win98 IE4+ on Windows uses shift+left-click on a link to open the link in a new window. Mozilla should, too, since the Windows Mozilla doesn't (seem to) have the option of using the Unix-style middle-click. I miss this when I switch over to Windows from Linux, and I think advanced IE users will, too.
You should check your prefs file or something, middle click to open in new window for win32 was fixed a month or two ago. I would say modifier-click is preferable, since shift-click is the shortcut to save links.
wontfix? we already support middle click as a pref (just enable it), and shift click is already overburdenned.
Assignee: asa → mpt
Component: Browser-General → User Interface: Design Feedback
QA Contact: doronr → zach
Current Mozilla keybindings on Windows (iirc): Shift-click -- save link Control-click -- open link in new window Alt-click -- extend selection into link Basically, we are being compatible with NS 4.x on these keybindings. See bug 58283 and bug 70430
*** Bug 72443 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Marking WONTFIX, for reasons stated.
Status: UNCONFIRMED → RESOLVED
Closed: 24 years ago
Resolution: --- → WONTFIX
*** Bug 148244 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
How can this be a WONTFIX? This should be the default behavior on Windows builds. Over 90% of the Windows users are now using IE. If they are to switch to Mozilla, we will need to have the same key bindings. Let's not forget just how used people are to the IE key bindings. We should not just ignore this. Suggest REPOEN.
This is a dup.
Status: RESOLVED → UNCONFIRMED
Resolution: WONTFIX → ---
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 85169 ***
Status: UNCONFIRMED → RESOLVED
Closed: 24 years ago → 23 years ago
Resolution: --- → DUPLICATE
Other way around, actually... but verified.
Status: RESOLVED → VERIFIED
[RFE] is deprecated in favor of severity: enhancement. They have the same meaning.
Severity: normal → enhancement
Component: User Interface Design → Browser-General
Product: Browser → Seamonkey
On both Firefox and Internet Explorer Shift+click opens the link in a new window. Why is Seamonkey different? I installed it half an hour ago, it's a great tool, but for me completely unusable, I'm using shift+click every 10 seconds. I'm uninstalling Seamonkey now and returning to Firefox, I will wait until Shift+click work the way it should.
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