In general, I prefer opening a page in a new tab unless I am sure that I do not want to return to the current page. In that way, I can press Control+F4 in IE (or Control+W in Firefox) to close the new page and return to the previous one, without that page having to reload -- dpending on the HTML and cache settings, that often happens, which takes time and may lose one's position on the page. With IE, press Shift+Enter to open the current page link in a new tab. With Firefox, use Control+Enter.
Jamal On 7/20/2011 8:26 AM, Homme, James wrote:
Hi Laura, Yes. I want to know before I hit Enter if it's going to open a new page in the same tab, or a new page in another tab, because I want to know whether I'm goint to press Alt Left Arrow to get back, or Control F4 to close the tab to get back. Usually, though, I try Alt Left, and if that doesn’t' work, Control F4. Jim *From:*programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On Behalf Of *qubit *Sent:* Wednesday, July 20, 2011 8:08 AM *To:* programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx *Subject:* Re: Maybe I'm Not Such An Old Dog do you mean you want to know before you follow that link? Jaws announces a new tab or a new browser window after you click on the link. Is that good enough? --le ----- Original Message ----- *From:*Homme, James <mailto:james.homme@xxxxxxxxxxxx> *To:*Homme, James <mailto:james.homme@xxxxxxxxxxxx> *Sent:*Wednesday, July 20, 2011 6:50 AM *Subject:*Maybe I'm Not Such An Old Dog Hi, I know that popping open new browser windows is against accessibility guidelines, but I'm beginning to re-think my aversion to doing that, partly because I like the new way browsers open windows. I like tabs. I also like that when I return to the previous tab, I'm exactly where I left off reading. Recently, with more dynamic pages, it has become more and more unreliable to use the back button to get back to where I was. I'm even experimenting with opening links in a separate browser window on purpose. I'd still like to know, though, if a link is about to open in a separate window, even if it's for informational reasons. JAWS does a good job, though, of telling me that a new tab has opened. Jim Homme, Usability Services, Phone: 412-544-1810. This e-mail and any attachments to it are confidential and are intended solely for use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately and then delete it. If you are not the intended recipient, you must not keep, use, disclose, copy or distribute this e-mail without the author's prior permission. The views expressed in this e-mail message do not necessarily represent the views of Highmark Inc., its subsidiaries, or affiliates.
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