[BUG] Wheel-clicking a link in post will lead me back to the post

MXXIV·Feb 25, 2014·5 votes·1,373 views

tl;dr: Javascript is not a solution to everything guys.

Because of the security reasons, every outgoing link is protected by a script that asks user whether he wants to leave this domain or not.

Little did you know guys, that many people tend to click the links with mousewheel to assure they'll appear in new tab. A suggest returning back to the "?redirect=..." system as this also anonymizes referrers (= increases user privacy).

Otherwise, you can try to detect mousewheel (try to) cancel it and use window.open. Just mind popup blockers and stuff.

Test link - click it using wheel.

6 Comments

Bob LLamaFeb 25, 20143 votes

Yep, we're aware of this and are working on it. It's not the most pressing issue we're tackling at the moment, but it is on our radar so keep an eye for an update on that soon™.

MXXIVFeb 25, 20141 votes

I can't really know what bugs are on list and what are not, so I just post whatever I find.

Bob LLamaFeb 25, 20141 votes

Yeah, no worries. Was just giving you a heads up that we know about it and we hope to have an update on this in the near future. :)

But keep giving us feedback!

NoxiousIceFeb 25, 20141 votes

I made a post about this, but it is specifically external links and only external links that cause this issue. The prompt to let you know that the link is external is what is causing the problem. Links that link within the site do not cause the prompt and so they work just fine.

Please make "soon" into yesterday. As a frequent browser of Reddit, and someone who middle clicks ALL THE LINKS to open in new tabs this is like Auschwitz. Obviously that was hyperbole but I feel wounded every time I have to realize this, close the tab, and reclick the link with the primary mouse button. It is even worse if I have scrolled down by then and so I have to refind the link.

Bob LLamaFeb 25, 20142 votes

Yeah I believe I saw your post on it (there was something recently, I know that much). And We'll make it happen as soon as we can. As I've mentioned, at any given moment we have a lot of things we could be working on, but we have to prioritize based on that. But we try to regularly ship out smaller tweaks like this, so keep an eye out for it.