(Firefox) How do I change what happens if I click on a link on Lemmy's homepage?
My question is as follows: When I click a link on the main page, instead of opening a new tab in Firefox, it always takes me to the linked page in the same tab. I've tried changing settings in about:config, tried two different Firefox extensions to modify link behavior, but that resulted in a few unwanted events. I know I can override this by clicking the scroll wheel or using ctrl while clicking, but that gets annoying after a while. Is there a way to change this?
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How does pressing middle instead of left mouse button get annoying?
Lazy.
Maybe it's because my middle mouse button is wonky, sometimes it scrolls when I try to click. I just don't like it.
But the main reason I ask is that I don't get what makes some pages behave different; and what if I'd like to be able to make it act just the way I want? It's just one of those things.
IIRC Ctrl + Click also opens stuff on new tab, or at least, it did.
But you should utilize the middle click more. It's a really handy stuff for opening in new instances or closing.
I use the middle mouse button a lot, it's just that I'm not used to a site not working 'like it should' (which is just my preference, I know). I mean, if Lemmy is a bulletin board or aggregate, I'm sort of expecting a certain type of behavior.
It's the actual link itself that decides if it should open in a tab or redirect the current one. If a link ( tag) has the
target: '_BLANK'attribute, it opens in a new tab. Otherwise it usually opens in the same tab.Good to know. Thanks for the insight!
I don't know how, but it does.
If I wanted to do this, I would use grease monkey and write some JavaScript just listen to clicks on everything with an href, stop propagation, and then force it open in a new tab
Apparently someone already did
This used to be an option in Firefox itself where all links open in a new tab (I'm sure it's still there somewhere). Though it would be universal; if you only wanted it for Lemmy specially, you might need a script/extension for it.
there's a userscript to force all links to open in a new tab - i'll see if i can find it
edit: here ye go. but i haven't used it, so caveat emptor
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Thank you very much.
I also started using Alexandrite, thanks to that post!
oh by the way, your instance has alexandrite built in
i think it's at a.lemmy.world? but there are also other frontends at old.lemmy.world and new.lemmy.world and possibly phtn.lemmy.world or something?
there's a list somewhere on the meta lemmysphere (
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