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::I use right-mouse so often, it is a habit-forming for me now. [[User:Dsammy|Dsammy]] 20:10, 29 September 2009 (UTC) | ::I use right-mouse so often, it is a habit-forming for me now. [[User:Dsammy|Dsammy]] 20:10, 29 September 2009 (UTC) | ||
:::I remembered something... the off page link does NOT always work the way Thomas wanted. It stayed in the same screen rather than open up in in new window. [[User:Dsammy|Dsammy]] 20:26, 29 September 2009 (UTC) | :::I remembered something... the off page link does NOT always work the way Thomas wanted. It stayed in the same screen rather than open up in in new window. [[User:Dsammy|Dsammy]] 20:26, 29 September 2009 (UTC) | ||
::::I am not positive what you mean by "off page link". But if you mean that a link that is defined to open another window does not always do that, I have never seen that and would like to see it (other than if a browser has that kind of setting). [[User:Thomas Lerman|Password]] 05:12, 30 September 2009 (UTC) | ::::I am not positive what you mean by "off page link". But if you mean that a link that is defined to open another window does not always do that, I have never seen that and would like to see it (other than if a browser has that kind of setting). [[User:Thomas Lerman|Password]] 05:12, 30 September 2009 (UTC) | ||
::The community reached verbal consensus on this issue long before we had a MOS page. In fact, I believe it was back when we were still in Plone. The decision was for all links that lead outside FamilySearch to spawn a new window. I don't mind us having the discussion again, but until that initial decision is overturned, all external links (including those from templates) need to spawn a new window. It is confusing to users if we have some external links spawn a new window and others use the current window. In the meantime, the MOS needs to reflect this rule. [[User:Ritcheymt|Ritcheymt]] 19:43, 6 October 2009 (UTC) | ::The community reached verbal consensus on this issue long before we had a MOS page. In fact, I believe it was back when we were still in Plone. The decision was for all links that lead outside FamilySearch to spawn a new window. I don't mind us having the discussion again, but until that initial decision is overturned, all external links (including those from templates) need to spawn a new window. It is confusing to users if we have some external links spawn a new window and others use the current window. In the meantime, the MOS needs to reflect this rule. [[User:Ritcheymt|Ritcheymt]] 19:43, 6 October 2009 (UTC) | ||