> Foreground tabs: > 1) View product list > 2) Open mid-range product description in new foreground tab > 3) Read description > 4) Activate product list tab > 5) Open high-end product description in new foreground tab > 6) Read description > 7) Compare models > > Open link in new background tab > Open link in new foreground tab > Open link in new window > Open link in new incognito window > Save link as... > Copy link address > Copy > --------------- > Inspect element > > This has the cost of increasing the complexity of the context menu.
There is a greater cost in exposing and making the user have to choose between the two options for what is currently a reflexive action. Many users aren't aware of background/foreground tab opening behavior - if you ask people who use it whether "open link in new tab" opens the link in a foreground or background tab, you don't get very consistent answers. When confronted with it, such as during the evaluation period in using a new browser, users are often surprised - during Chrome's development there were times when people criticized our "non-standard" behavior, even though after investigation, we were doing the exact same thing as their current browser. Though I agree with all your comments regarding the benefits of open in foreground tab, I don't think that putting window management choices front and center is the right way to do it. I'm not opposed to a shortcut/gesture, but Ctrl/Shift/Alt+leftclick are already taken (we should investigate whether Alt can be changed without harm); changing the context menu item when a modifier is held is also possible, though perhaps not discoverable enough for your needs. * The counter-argument is that users will just pick one and stick to it, swapping to the other as needed. I'm skeptical that people will end up choosing the right one (e.g. foreground *appears* to be the better choice, but commonly isn't). * Maybe the menu item should just go at the bottom of the menu, leaving the current top options intact. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Chromium-dev" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/chromium-dev?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
