Re: google & open in new window

From: Nic O`Neill (sorry_at_no.mail)
Date: 02/06/04 

Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2004 00:31:52 -0800

> You need to save the cookie that Google created on your drive when you
> edited and saved your preferences. Otherwise, how is Google going to
> remember your preferences when you next connect to them? It's not like
you
> actually login and use an account with them that could retain all your
> preferences on their end in your account configuration.

The above is completely irrelevant. Cookies aint the issue here

> Also, it could be that setting the preference to open a link in a new
window
> won't take effect until you close IE (and that means ALL instances of IE).
> Then reload IE and check if your preference gets obeyed.

The "Open search results in a new browser window" preference setting takes
effect immediately. Anyone who has used google knows that. No need to
reload IE. There's even a freakin jscript alert that says "Your preference
settings has been saved" and auto refreshes the search page.

The preference setting works! It's just that google REUSES the first opened
window. Meaning, when you click on 5 search result links, instead of opening
5 new windows, it opens them all in the FIRST OPENED WINDOW! ok?

Now, I have found an IE registry setting "AllowWindowReuse" that seemed like
a solution, but it's not :<

The only alternative I'm aware of is holding in "shift" and click each link.
This opens a new window for each result. However there must be a workaround?
Dont yah think?

Any ideas?
Nic?

  "Nic O`Neill" said

> > ok check... google has a preference setting to open result links in a
> > new window... but it reuses the first opened window. do you know of
> > any way to avoid that and have a new window open each time? I tried
> > the AllowWindowReuse reg tweak without luck.
> >
> > at the moment I hold in shift and click . im sure there must be a
> > workaround.
> >
> > please give me your thoughts, ta!
> >
> > Nic

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