https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=16165

--- Comment #47 from Isarra <[email protected]> ---
(In reply to comment #46)
> "people won't expect the non-button things"
> 
> That will be true for some people, but it's not a problem caused by this
> change.

It is, however, a problem with the change - if the functionality is hidden, and
if there is a real need for it, then that is a problem. Given that this is a
somewhat heavy-handed js workaround, I would hope that there is indeed a real
need for it if it is to be added to core.

> "And once someone does figure it out and shares the knowledge, then the
> expectation in general will change and that will just result in more
> confusion
> when dealing with other, normal, buttons."
> 
> I just don't think that's likely.  People informed enough to use the link
> behavior are less likely to get confused that way.  As Mike indicates, this
> is
> already available on English Wikipedia, and the current version looks like a
> button (though not a jQuery UI one).
> 
> No one has told me it confused them (or someone else) about other buttons.  

In many cases this may already be expected behaviour, as modern browsers
(chrome and opera, at least) support such functionality already, but as most
people indeed do not know about this at all, of course it will not confuse
them.

If some people want this and it's not supposed to affect others, why does it
belong in core?

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