IndusD4
Member Since: 01 Dec 2011
Location: Sydney, NSW
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Not sure if this has been addressed before, I couldn't find anything in this section.
I have a habit of opening the various sections in their own tab. This works great in windows / Internet Explorer however when doing this on a mac / safari this doesn't quite work the same way.
In windows, use a right mouse click then select open link in new tab. The page you are on does not change, it just opens a new tab in Explorer and in that tab you'll see the page you wanted to open. This works great when you want to open a few forum sections from for example the home page.
On a mac this doesn't quite work the same way. Yes it opens the page in a new tab ok, however it also opens the link on the page you were selecting the link to open - which means you have to click "go back" to be able to open the next link.
Can this be fixed?
Thanks
Ron
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WorkingCocker
Member Since: 26 Oct 2011
Location: Berkshire
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On my mac I just use "ctrl" and click (Same for windows) opens link in new tab and have no issues!
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| 19th Apr 2012 5:37 am |
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buellbeast
Member Since: 30 Jul 2008
Location: Exile
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In safari select preferences then in the tab menu make sure the box "make it active when opened" is unticked Club Forum Criminal !!!
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| 19th Apr 2012 5:38 am |
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IndusD4
Member Since: 01 Dec 2011
Location: Sydney, NSW
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I've checked the preferences and that box is indeed unpicked. If it weren't then I would see that behaviour on every other website too, but that isn't the case - it's just on this website. It is not that the new tab becomes the active one, the current tab stays active but continues to load the same link as the link in the new tab.
Ron
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| 19th Apr 2012 8:23 am |
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Martin
Site Admin and Owner
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Ron,
I don't have a Mac but will see if this also happens in Safari on Windows, if so I'll sort out. 06 D3 SE / 15 LR D90 XS SW / 88 LR 90 Td5 / 68 BMW 2000 ti
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| 19th Apr 2012 8:24 am |
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IndusD4
Member Since: 01 Dec 2011
Location: Sydney, NSW
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Thanks Martin. PM me if you need me to test/check anything.
Ron
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| 19th Apr 2012 8:29 am |
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Martin
Site Admin and Owner
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Can you let me know if that's better? 06 D3 SE / 15 LR D90 XS SW / 88 LR 90 Td5 / 68 BMW 2000 ti
Any issues with the site let me know!
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| 19th Apr 2012 9:10 am |
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IndusD4
Member Since: 01 Dec 2011
Location: Sydney, NSW
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Sorry, no difference. I have closed and re-started Safari before checking.
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| 19th Apr 2012 9:13 am |
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Martin
Site Admin and Owner
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Location: Hook Norton
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Which page/pages are you seeing this on? 06 D3 SE / 15 LR D90 XS SW / 88 LR 90 Td5 / 68 BMW 2000 ti
Any issues with the site let me know!
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| 19th Apr 2012 9:25 am |
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IndusD4
Member Since: 01 Dec 2011
Location: Sydney, NSW
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On any list/index type page. Eg the home page, or a page that lists threads and open a thread in new tab.
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| 19th Apr 2012 9:37 am |
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IndusD4
Member Since: 01 Dec 2011
Location: Sydney, NSW
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I've just tried this using Firefox, and it behaves the same as Safari with the link being opened in the current tab as well as creating a new tab and opening it there.
Ron
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| 19th Apr 2012 11:10 am |
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cornishboy
Member Since: 09 Oct 2008
Location: Bristol
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I have a mac and it only seems to work when I am on for sale / wanted page? Generally works ok with other pages but I will check
If you place two fingers on the pad and click open in new tab?
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| 19th Apr 2012 12:07 pm |
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cornishboy
Member Since: 09 Oct 2008
Location: Bristol
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Actually it seems all to work fine on Safari now?
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| 19th Apr 2012 12:12 pm |
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IKke
Member Since: 29 Apr 2008
Location: Brabant
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I have the same issue using chrome. It was fine a looong time ago and just started doing it some years ago.  My mini defender (work in progress)
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| 19th Apr 2012 2:57 pm |
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A1GSS
Member Since: 12 Sep 2010
Location: Saffron Walden, Essex
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Just tried this on my Mac. OSX Lion.
Safari - works properly
Chrome - works properly
Firefox - works properly
So, I;d say it's not generic to Macs. More likely something odd about your config. I tried the untick "make new tab active" box, made no difference to the page that was loaded. Just didn't (or did) change the focus. ____
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