Recently I have been using Google Chrome more often. It really is wicked-fast running Javascript. Anyway, there is a small annoyance which catches me almost every time I use it.
Firefox my primary browser of choice for the last few years now allows you to right click on a link and select to open it in a new tab, window, etc.
Chrome of course has this option too, it’s nothing really special, but there is one BIG difference between the two:
Firefox right-click menu:
Open Link in New Window
Open Link in New Tab
…
Chrome’s right-click menu:
Open link in new tab
Open link in new window
…
You know they had to of done this on purpose. I am sure most of the code jockeys at Google used Firefox prior to their own browser. Even Internet Explorer is setup similar to Firefox and probably why I never had an issue with this switching between them
IE 8’s right-click menu:
Open
Open in New Tab
Open in New Window
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See open in new tab is still the second option. I am curious to see how long, if ever it will take me to not open a new link in a new window in Chrome, when I was unconsciously trying to open the link in a new tab?
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