em_te Posted March 26, 2004 Share Posted March 26, 2004 (edited) Here's a tip for Internet Explorer users: When opening new windows in Internet Explorer using the "File" -> "New" -> "Window" menu, it usually takes a couple of seconds for the new window to open. A quicker way to open a new window is to use javascript. Just type in: java script:void(window.open("about:blank","_blank")); into the address bar and push enter. Or put that in your bookmarks or in the links toolbar. The new window opens almost instantly. Edit: I just made an icon for the toolbar that calls the javascript. If anyone's interested here's the script and installer. Edit.1: Made new window always steal the focus. Edit.2: Made new window respect docked areas on screen Edit.3: Changes to work around XP SP2 newwin1_3.zip Edited August 9, 2004 by em_te Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo Posted March 26, 2004 Share Posted March 26, 2004 Works in firefox too! Great tip (Y) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stokkolm Posted March 26, 2004 Share Posted March 26, 2004 Adds to bookmarks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
em_te Posted March 26, 2004 Author Share Posted March 26, 2004 Here's a screenshot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Derf Veteran Posted March 26, 2004 Veteran Share Posted March 26, 2004 Control-N works for me in both Firefox and IE. It's pretty much instantaneous. I can't imagine Javascript would make it any faster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
em_te Posted March 26, 2004 Author Share Posted March 26, 2004 Control-N works for me in both Firefox and IE. It's pretty much instantaneous. I can't imagine Javascript would make it any faster. In IE when I open a new window it loads up the same website as that of the current window. If the current website is complex than it will take a lot of time to render. So if I use javascript then I can open a blank window. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roth377 Posted March 26, 2004 Share Posted March 26, 2004 It is a cool tweak, but I use MyIE2 for exactly that reason, IE's total lack of customibility. MyIE2 can open a new page as a blank page, home page, or whatever; plus tabbed browsing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
em_te Posted June 18, 2004 Author Share Posted June 18, 2004 em_te,I've been using your new window toolbar button on all my computers since you released it. I just have a request though. Will it be possible to have the new window created using the button appear behind the parent window instead of in the front? similar to how your present shell extension works i suppose... would such a thing be possible? great stuff man... thanks! Here's an html file with the necessary modifications. Just replace the old "newwin.htm" file with this one. The old "newwin.htm" file should be somewhere in the windows directory. newwin_diff.zip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Vorvii Posted June 18, 2004 Share Posted June 18, 2004 Nice tip :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+longgonebn Subscriber² Posted June 18, 2004 Subscriber² Share Posted June 18, 2004 you can just set your homepage as "about_blank" use bookmarks to get around Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hypoxiaicon Posted June 18, 2004 Share Posted June 18, 2004 Google Blocks it LMAO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevilsJim89 Posted June 18, 2004 Share Posted June 18, 2004 Very nice, good quick method. :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
em_te Posted June 19, 2004 Author Share Posted June 19, 2004 Google Blocks it LMAO. Doesn't block it on my computer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghatak Posted June 20, 2004 Share Posted June 20, 2004 well opera is even faster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael1406 Posted June 24, 2004 Share Posted June 24, 2004 Yeah, lmao. Why use different windows, when you can use the fastest browser in the world. You also have choice to use multiple windows and not tabs, or mutiple tabs in 1 window (my choice). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russellc Posted June 25, 2004 Share Posted June 25, 2004 i bet this is going to turn into one of those ie vs firefox vs opera threads again... btw, nice tweak for those who use internet explorer because apparently, there are actually people that use it :o ..surprise of the century :rolleyes: ..people will use what they want to use Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leedogg Posted June 25, 2004 Share Posted June 25, 2004 true ie opens a window at the same site, but I cache my temp internet folder on a ramdrive so this still loads instantly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael1406 Posted June 27, 2004 Share Posted June 27, 2004 I'm not trying to turn the thread into Opera vs Firefox (cause Opera'll will :p). But I just want to recommend a browser that has a lot to offer over IE. (Firefox does too, but I simply prefer Opera.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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