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Offline albertasweetpea

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Links to Advertisements...
« on: June 08, 2006, 02:21:20 am »
Hey Andy/Gareth...whoever looks after this sort of stuff... ;D

I have really been trying to click on the Advert links when I see a new one posted, some of them are very interesting and I would love to browse them more but I then have to open another window and copy and paste the url or bookmark the site, then go back to BW to finish posting/reading whatever.

Is there any way that the links could automatically open in a new window so that I can finish what I am doing in BW site and then go to the new url's and check out what they say??

Thanks dudes!
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Re: Links to Advertisements...
« Reply #1 on: June 08, 2006, 02:29:21 am »
If you are using firefox you can hold your mouse over the link, right click, and then click "open link in new window"

I'm sure there is a way to do it in IE, but I don't use it so I don't know.
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Re: Links to Advertisements...
« Reply #2 on: June 08, 2006, 03:36:22 am »
hmm i use firefox good to know - thanks carolyn!! :)

i think i will try it now :)
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Re: Links to Advertisements...
« Reply #3 on: June 08, 2006, 05:21:00 am »
Michelle, to answer your question...It's against Googles terms & conditions for a webmaster to have the ads open in a new window, however, as the others have said, if you're using Firefox you can right-click your mouse and select open in new window.  Also, if you have a web-wheel mouse and press the wheel whilst hovering that will do the action automatically.  If you want an even smoother way of doing it, then in Firefox you can force links to open in a new tab by going   Tools > Options > Tabs, then under Open links from other applications in: select a new tab in the most recent window  then select the option that says Force links that open new windows to open in then select a new Tab

OK, I just remembered that your are on a mac aren't you?  Not sure how Safari would handle Tabs.
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Re: Links to Advertisements...
« Reply #4 on: June 08, 2006, 06:32:52 am »
I use Firefox on my Mac, but I did look at it in Safari to see how it works.

For Safari, you can set a default to use tab brousing or not.  To set it go to Safari ----> Preferences.  Then click "Tabs".  Check "Enabe tab browsing" to make tab the default or uncheck it to make new windows the default.   To open a link in a new tab or window (depending on your default), set your mouse over the link, press [the apple key] and click together.  I don't know if that apple key has a special name but you should see it on your keyboard.  (I hope this makes sense.)

Like I said, I use Firefox....I like it better than Safari. mostly because I have been using FF on my PC before I got my mac.

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Re: Links to Advertisements...**Resolved**
« Reply #5 on: June 08, 2006, 16:24:44 pm »
Hey Carolyn and Gareth!
Thanks so much for the answer to my question and helping me solve my problem! I am using Firefox on my Mac (gosh Gareth you have an awesome memory  :o) so am just doing the right click and open new window thingy.
Works a treat!  8)
P.S. Gareth - LOVE the new avatar, what a couple of handsome boys you have there!
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