Comments on: Firefox Tip http://www.aaronlerch.com/blog/2006/09/11/firefox-tip/ Mon, 05 Apr 2010 15:19:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: aaron http://www.aaronlerch.com/blog/2006/09/11/firefox-tip/comment-page-1/#comment-23 aaron Wed, 12 Dec 2007 04:50:04 +0000 http://www.aaronlerch.com/blog/2006/09/11/firefox-tip/#comment-23 Good idea Chris. I'm not a huge fan of the snap shots approach (at least embedding them on web pages) because they don't seem to offer much value. On the one hand I tend to scan with my mouse while I read, and it's annoying when they pop up inadvertantly. On the other hand I find the preview image nearly impossible to see anything meaningful other than the website color scheme. :) Good idea Chris. I’m not a huge fan of the snap shots approach (at least embedding them on web pages) because they don’t seem to offer much value. On the one hand I tend to scan with my mouse while I read, and it’s annoying when they pop up inadvertantly. On the other hand I find the preview image nearly impossible to see anything meaningful other than the website color scheme. :)

]]> By: Chris http://www.aaronlerch.com/blog/2006/09/11/firefox-tip/comment-page-1/#comment-24 Chris Wed, 12 Dec 2007 04:18:56 +0000 http://www.aaronlerch.com/blog/2006/09/11/firefox-tip/#comment-24 You might want to look at Snap Shots or Cooliris Previews... both of these add-ons allow you to quickly preview a link without actually leaving the site you are on. Snap Shots can also be loaded onto your blog so that readers (like me) don't have to leave your blog to see something interesting that you have posted that contains a link... You can see an example of this on my website www.dscoduc.com. You might want to look at Snap Shots or Cooliris Previews… both of these add-ons allow you to quickly preview a link without actually leaving the site you are on.

Snap Shots can also be loaded onto your blog so that readers (like me) don’t have to leave your blog to see something interesting that you have posted that contains a link… You can see an example of this on my website http://www.dscoduc.com.

]]> By: aaron http://www.aaronlerch.com/blog/2006/09/11/firefox-tip/comment-page-1/#comment-21 aaron Wed, 22 Aug 2007 23:29:49 +0000 http://www.aaronlerch.com/blog/2006/09/11/firefox-tip/#comment-21 Pure genious, thanks! :)<BR/><BR/>I did notice just now, though, that control-clicking still executes the onclick event of a link, while scroll-wheel-clicking doesn't. Irrelevant? I think so! But interesting none-the-less.<BR/><BR/>Thanks again!<BR/>(And yes, I realize this whole topic is dumb, but that's what I'm about these days. :) ) Pure genious, thanks! :)

I did notice just now, though, that control-clicking still executes the onclick event of a link, while scroll-wheel-clicking doesn’t. Irrelevant? I think so! But interesting none-the-less.

Thanks again!
(And yes, I realize this whole topic is dumb, but that’s what I’m about these days. :) )

]]> By: Chris J. Breisch http://www.aaronlerch.com/blog/2006/09/11/firefox-tip/comment-page-1/#comment-22 Chris J. Breisch Wed, 22 Aug 2007 23:29:49 +0000 http://www.aaronlerch.com/blog/2006/09/11/firefox-tip/#comment-22 I usuually use "Ctrl-Click" (open in a new tab), or occasionally "Shift-Click" (open in a new window). Both of these work in both Firefox and IE 7. I haven't tried them in Opera because I don't use Opera very much, but I would be surprised if they don't also work there. I usuually use “Ctrl-Click” (open in a new tab), or occasionally “Shift-Click” (open in a new window). Both of these work in both Firefox and IE 7. I haven’t tried them in Opera because I don’t use Opera very much, but I would be surprised if they don’t also work there.

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