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Thread: HTTP links in World Community Grid display hijack browser windows |
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Former Member
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The World Community Grid on-screen display has bad behavior when I click on one of its HTTP information links. It does not open its own browser instance; it hijacks an existing browser window. Learned this the hard way; I was typing a forum message like this one, clicked on the link to Systems Biology to check a fact, and lost all the text I had typed so far. How about fixing this?
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joatmon
Senior Cruncher Joined: Nov 17, 2004 Post Count: 185 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
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I noticed this also, it would be good to have it open another browser window, we're all multitasking or we wouldn't be here ;)
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Former Member
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I'm not multi-tasking... in fact I can only do one thing at a time... and right now ... I'm breathing
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Alther
Former World Community Grid Tech United States of America Joined: Sep 30, 2004 Post Count: 414 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
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The World Community Grid on-screen display has bad behavior when I click on one of its HTTP information links. It does not open its own browser instance; it hijacks an existing browser window. Learned this the hard way; I was typing a forum message like this one, clicked on the link to Systems Biology to check a fact, and lost all the text I had typed so far. How about fixing this? This is not a problem with the agent, but with how you have configured your browser. Here are the instructions to open any links in a new window depending on your default browser: Mozilla should already do this. Firefox: 1. Tools->Options... 2. Select 'Advanced' in the left bar 3. Expand the 'Tabbed Browsing' section if not already expanded. 4. In the 'Open links from other applications in' section, select 'a new window' (or 'a new tab in the most recent window' if you want a new tab instead of a window). 5. Click OK Internet Explorer: 1. Tools->Internet Options... 2. Select the Advanced Tab 3. Under 'Browsing', uncheck the 'Reuse windows for launching shortcuts' checkbox. 4. Click OK or Apply. Opera 1. Tools->Preferences... 2. Select 'Windows' in the left bar 3. Select 'Prefer separate windows' from the Window handling list. 4. OK or Apply. - Rick Alther
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joatmon
Senior Cruncher Joined: Nov 17, 2004 Post Count: 185 Status: Offline Project Badges:
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Rick rocks, that fixed it for me! thanks
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