tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post1761998462607558652..comments2024-03-03T16:35:25.083-05:00Comments on Marian's Roots and Rambles: Blogging and TechnologyMarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04738104230962644360noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-55690139752350739172011-01-24T22:58:11.734-05:002011-01-24T22:58:11.734-05:00Marian, I hope you'll send your suggestions to...Marian, I hope you'll send your suggestions to blogger. They may not be quickly responsive to suggestions but I believe they at least read and consider them.<br><br />I had a survey about comments on the sidebar of my blog a week ago asking people to respond. I posted the results. There were lots of comments in my original post when I requested the participation of other bloggers.<br><br />I'm not tech savvy, but as JTT commented, it's an easy fix to make links open in a new window. It's less than two dozen keystrokes in the right place - not as easy as mousing an icon but not too hard.<br><br />Now I have to go read Amy's post about comments.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-74479036289997995172011-01-24T21:36:03.482-05:002011-01-24T21:36:03.482-05:00I'm a technical guy, so can sometimes offer su...I'm a technical guy, so can sometimes offer suggestions that are a little daunting for the non-tech crowd - apologies if below is confusing for anyone.<br /><br />If the blogging software you use doesn't have an option to make a link open in a new tab, you can always add some simple code by hand to make it do so.<br /><br />Once you add a link in a post, find something in the blog post software that says "Edit HTML."<br /><br />If a plain vanilla link looks like this:<br />... a href="http://rootsandrambles.blogspot.com">This is a link!<...<br /><br />All you need to do is add the following after the site URL: target="_blank"<br />(Note there's a space before the word target and that is an underscore before the word blank.)<br /><br />The final result will look like this and will open in a new window:<br /><br />...a href "http://rootsandrambles.blogspot.com" target="_blank">This is a link!<...<br /><br />(I had to use the ... in part of the examples so blogspot would show them as text and not links.)JJThttp://currach.johnjtierney.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-39301194335476878822011-01-24T15:14:53.819-05:002011-01-24T15:14:53.819-05:00I'm commenting here from my iPhone. I have oft...I'm commenting here from my iPhone. I have often tried to comment on blogs this way and been thwarted. On some blogs I can, others I can't, and I haver worked out how to tell in advance. Although I can type in text I can't publish it. <br /><br />It is a concern. When I look at my blog stats there is a growing share of visits from smartphones. <br /><br />If you are reading this comment, it's possible to comment on your blog from an iPhone.Shelley Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15008715347583341427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-30476504623031022372011-01-24T14:30:13.491-05:002011-01-24T14:30:13.491-05:00With WordPress it is possible to have links open i...With WordPress it is possible to have links open in another window. Mind you, you have to know to choose that option when adding a link because it defaults to opening in the same window. When reading other sites, I often right mouse click and force links to open in another window or tab rather than having them open in the same window.JenShttp://www.jenasmart.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-44060589842234484562011-01-24T11:18:14.602-05:002011-01-24T11:18:14.602-05:00I wondered if there is a way to do # 2 on your lis...I wondered if there is a way to do # 2 on your list, I would LOVE that!Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11754623831815018924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-81615645358045626662011-01-24T10:47:16.421-05:002011-01-24T10:47:16.421-05:00Like.Like.Polly F. Kimmitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13401885413321517787noreply@blogger.com