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Just use a button

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284 points moebrowne | 1 comments | 31 Oct 25 16:59 UTC | HN request time: 0.256s | source
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lyricaljoke ◴[31 Oct 25 18:27 UTC] No.45775130[source]▶
My very similar pet peeve is about websites that use `onclick` handlers and similar to implement navigation. Just use a damn anchor tag, which gets you correct link behavior for free:

* works with middle click for new tab

* integrates with accessibility devices

* works with right click + open in new window or similar options

* etc. etc. etc.

If it's notionally navigation, don't use javascript soup: use a link.

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zahlman ◴[31 Oct 25 22:58 UTC] No.45777640[source]▶
We've reached the point, years ago even, where image hosting sites will not show you an image without JavaScript, even. Just use a damn img tag.
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1. warkdarrior ◴[31 Oct 25 23:40 UTC] No.45777911[source]▶
If they link to the image directly, it makes it easier for users to share that link directly. We cannot have that, so instead we get a web page using exabytes of JS to show the image and a bunch of ads.