As a side thread to the "Core Principles" / "home button" thread that
just went around, I have the following question:
Is it by design that if I click on a new tab or a new window, and I
have my preference set to "open this page" on the home page rather
than "use the new tab page", we still show the new tab page?
I.e., we only show the home page when the browser is launched or when
I click on the home button?
If it is (and I can understand the logic that says that "clicking on
new tab should display the new tab page"), I have a feeling that this
might be really confusing to users:
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=25711
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=29637
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=28940
All look like examples of this. Personally I find it counterintuitive
as well, probably because I don't think any other browser does this.
There seem to be extensions (e.g.,
https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/jbnkijekempmdlleaimfelifcejbkmcd
, thanks Nico) that override this behavior, but that's not a
particularly discoverable solution for new users. (I'm not sure what
the answer is to fixing that particular problem).
Comments? Thoughts?
-- Dirk
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