increase user experience?

[shawntim]

i think not many people realize this.. but i think the forum index uses javascript to hyperlink instead of the simple "a href". This does not allow convenient for some because there are several keyboard combinations as well as surfing habits for different people. I think it does not add to user experience, only serves to add a potiential level of frustration because it does not behave as normal.

for example, if I do a shift-click on hyperlink, i expect a new window to appear. It does, but the parent window hyperlinks too ! could we NOT make the parent window hyperlink?

besides, this is a HTML page, not a flash. Users do have the option of the right-click.

 

[ckiang]

Originally posted by shawntim
i think not many people realize this.. but i think the forum index uses javascript to hyperlink instead of the simple "a href". This does not allow convenient for some because there are several keyboard combinations as well as surfing habits for different people. I think it does not add to user experience, only serves to add a potiential level of frustration because it does not behave as normal.

for example, if I do a shift-click on hyperlink, i expect a new window to appear. It does, but the parent window hyperlinks too ! could we NOT make the parent window hyperlink?

besides, this is a HTML page, not a flash. Users do have the option of the right-click.

Huh? :dunno:

I have always been reading CS via a "Shift Click" or "Right Click, Open Link in New Window" to open a new window for all the posts in the forum index and I never had problems.

Sorry, but I don't quite get what you're trying to say.

Regards
CK

 

[Richard]

Originally posted by ckiang


Huh? :dunno:

I have always been reading CS via a "Shift Click" or "Right Click, Open Link in New Window" to open a new window for all the posts in the forum index and I never had problems.

Sorry, but I don't quite get what you're trying to say.

Regards
CK

Very simple, go to any forums, not via the view new posts option, do a shift click. Your browser will load up a new window, and your current window will load up the link as well.

 

[shawntim]

yup.. Richard got what i was trying to say..

 

[ckiang]

Originally posted by Richard


Very simple, go to any forums, not via the view new posts option, do a shift click. Your browser will load up a new window, and your current window will load up the link as well.

Ah, some programming bug I suppose. But right click, open new window works.

Regards
CK

 

[Zoomer]

I dunno, using opera.

No problems. Mouse gestures rule.

 

[shawntim]

i've seen the codes.. in case you didn't know, the entire CELL is clickable as a hyperlink.. tricky ain't it .. but you cant' right click on the cell.. just shows up an empty menu as if not on a hyperlink.. all because of javascript.

Can the behaviour of the clickable areas be redone? "View new posts" behaves like a text hyperlink, cell not clickable. The thread index are however quite cumbersome when the entire cell is clickable.

basically can just remove the javascript and use predictably simple HTML for the forum templates ?