[OPEN-ILS-DEV] Feature Proposal: New Tab

[James Keenan]

Functional Testing Report

The question: does Ctrl+left click consistently open a new tab for a basic search in the TPAC in the latest versions of popular "standards-compliant" browsers?

The test: In TPAC basic search, type "mark twain" in the search text box and hold the Ctrl key while clicking on the search button.

Desired/Expected result: Search results open in a new tab.

Limitations on mitigating a failure: if the browser failed to produce the desired behavior and if settings to allow the desired behavior were available under the browser's preferences or options, these settings were used and the browser restarted and re-tested.

Test Summary: six web browsers were tested; three succeeded in opening a new tab; three failed to open a new tab.

All tests were done on Windows 7 Professional.

Successes:

Google Chrome Version 22.0.1229.94 m
Test: success; a second tab opened containing the search results

Opera 12.02
Test: success; a second tab opened containing the search results

Safari 5.0.2 (7533.18.5)
Test: success; a second tab opened containing the search results

Failures:

Internet Explorer 9
Test: failure; the search results appeared in the same window; did not open separate tab.
Did not find any settings that resulted the desired behavior.

Firefox 16.0.1
Test: the search results appeared in the same window; did not open separate tab.
Did not find any settings that allowed the desired behavior. Read that there was an addon that could force the behavior to happen.

SeaMonkey 2.11
Test: failure; the search results appeared in the same window; did not open separate tab.
There were several settings under Edit > Preferences that seemed to promise links would be opened in a new tab. After setting these preferences and restarting the browser, the expected behavior did not appear for basic search.


Jim Keenan
Access Services Supervisor
jkeenan at cwmars.org
508-755-3323 x23
 
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-----Original Message-----
From: open-ils-dev-bounces at list.georgialibraries.org [mailto:open-ils-dev-bounces at list.georgialibraries.org] On Behalf Of Jason Etheridge
Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2012 3:09 PM
To: Evergreen Development Discussion List
Subject: Re: [OPEN-ILS-DEV] Feature Proposal: New Tab

> The way people use tabs can often be very personal to their own 
> workflows and decisions.
>
> Just voicing concern on that front, perhaps others can weigh in too.

Control+clicking is a common idiom with web browsers for opening links
new tabs/windows.

I'd be in favor of that behavior with no settings needed.

-- Jason