I have encountered that condition where you left one site on activating a link. My question is, since one presumes that the web was designed to attract, capture, and retain the viewer's interest why would you allow them to leave - they might not come back for any number of reasons. If you open a new window, you still have them.
Terry On 7/9/08, Trevor Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi folks, > > The conventional wisdom is that a link should not open a new window, even > if it's a link to another site. Neilsen listed this as number 9 in the top > 10 design mistakes. > > But an unofficial survey around our office found that most people prefer > links to new sites to open up in new windows/tabs. They said that new > windows or tabs make it easier to explore links to other, possibly- > irrelevant, but possibly-useful sites, and still come quickly back to the > main site at any time, exactly where you left it. Some people said they > *expect* sites to behave that way. > > Should the rule that links should always open in the same window be > revisited? Does anyone know of any real study or data that relates to this? > > Trevor Thompson > User Experience Architect > > ________________________________________________________________ > Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! > To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe > List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines > List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help > ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
