About popups...
No, this is not about those pests firefox got us rid of. It's about links that insist on opening a new window for me.
I've just noticed this, while browsing Tudor's page. I got to the "Links" section, an saw that he'd included a link back to my page. "How nice!" me says. In a sudden urge of vanity, I click it. And there it is, in all it's... err... beauty: MY PAGE!
Alright, it's not very entertaining to me, having written it myself, so, I have the reflex of clicking "back", but, alas!, it's grayed out. Why?!?
And then it hit me. Tudor's page had opened the link to my page in a new window! After closing the window with my page on it, I had Tudor's page back in front of me, but my attitude towards it had changed. As Eric Raymond would say: "Stay in your own window, dammit!"
It's stupid to open a new window, even for off-site links. How do you (the web "designer") know I want to open a new window for that link? Maybe I want to open a new tab. Or even worse, maybe I want to get off your f***ing site (no offense, Tudor ;) ) with this click. Trying to hang on to me isn't going to make me come back later. In any case, it's my decision what to do with your link.
Boy, I wish all those spotty teenagers calling themselves "webmasters" [1] would read the HTML hell page and get a clue.
[1] Again, Tudor, no offense this is nothing personal. It's just that your page reminded me who passes for a "web developer" these days. [ Hint: No, Macromedia Dreamweaver, is not going to make you a web guru. Better try with these guys, or even with these other guys. ]
