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Clicking a link within a post

Apr 7, 2005 8:58PM PDT

Has something changed, or is my Firefox acting up a little?

Nope, not just Firefox, it happens in IE as well.

What happens I hear you ask, loudly with frustration? Happy

Before today, if I clicked a link inside a post, a new window would open with that link. Useful, as I didn't lose thye original post. I could right click the link and select "New Window", or (Firefox/Netscape 7.1), "New tab".

But now, when I click a link, it opens in the same window, causing me the extra effort of reaching up to the Back button to return to the original post. This is hard work!

Example;

Microsoft KB articles;

http://search.microsoft.com/search/results.aspx?st=b&na=88&View=en-US&qu=Cannot+log+off+in+Windows+XP

Should open in a new window, but opens in this same window.

Is it me? Or has something changed?

Ahh, that's weird. When I click the link above in "this" message, it opens a new window.

But when I click the same link in my original XP forum post, here, it opens in the same window.

I think I need to lie down!

Mark

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Mine still opens in a new window
Apr 10, 2005 6:07AM PDT

However, those little arrows that indicated whether or not they had been read no longer work for me. Is CNET pulling some late April fools stuff on us?

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Strange, but
Apr 10, 2005 7:47PM PDT

my windows have reverted to normal now. IE clicking a link opens a new window. Possibly because I rebooted after I found the problem and this reset something.

You may find this with the indicator arrows. Or it could be that the server where the arrow graphics come from is down. Thats happened to me before.

Mark

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(NT) (NT) I'll fix this ASAP, sorry about this everyone!
Apr 11, 2005 6:09AM PDT
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This will be fixed this evening... some forums are fixed
Apr 11, 2005 7:24AM PDT

already, but I will have to wait till this evening to get the rest--I think I just found out the reason why the forums are going down sporadically....

---> Me messing with the URL filters Sad oops

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(NT) (NT) lol go to your room and no supper:)
Apr 11, 2005 9:34AM PDT
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(NT) (NT) :)
Apr 11, 2005 7:33PM PDT
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But I don't want a time out.... :-)
Apr 12, 2005 4:43AM PDT

My 2 1/2 son's favorite line, next to saying "no way!"

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(NT) (NT) been there try it with an 19/24 yr old lol
Apr 12, 2005 7:39AM PDT