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Web sites that won't return to Google
Is there anything you can do about web sites that appear nicely when you
select them the the Google list of sites but will not return to Google when you want to select another. They just keep reloading when you try. This is in Firefox if it matters. You have to switch the Firefox tab back to Google, re-enter the search phrase and try another site. WebMD sites are one example. Suggestions? Or is it just me? TIA -- I love a good meal! That's why I don't cook. |
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Web sites that won't return to Google
KenK wrote:
Is there anything you can do about web sites that appear nicely when you select them the the Google list of sites but will not return to Google when you want to select another. They just keep reloading when you try. This is in Firefox if it matters. You have to switch the Firefox tab back to Google, re-enter the search phrase and try another site. WebMD sites are one example. Other than a Google search on "webmd", I don't know what were the hyperlink on which you clicked (and then wanted to go back to the Google search results page). Of the "webmd" results that I got, the Back button worked to take me back to the Google search results page. However, I'm on FF 59.0.2 versus you on Windows where FF ESR 52 will be the latest you get there. What does "return" mean. Is that you clicking on the Back [Arrow] button next to the address bar? Or are you tapping on the Backspace keyboard button? Both worked for me (to return the Google search results page) but perhaps you have an extension that interferes with the keyboard scan codes. That is a Javascripted event preventing you from backing out of the page. Your choices would be to disable Javascript (before you visit the rude site) or use history in the web browser to move back to a prior page (right-click on the Back button). Since a hit in the search results may not be the page you want (if doesn't have the info you want), why are you overwriting the current page (of search results) with a candidate page that may not be relevant? You're obviously finding pages in the search results that don't suit your need and have to go back to the search results page. Middle-click on the hyperlink to open the candidate page in its own tab. If that doesn't have what you want, middle-click on the tab to close it. The tab with search results will still be there because you haven't perturbed it by changing that tab to a new page. |
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Web sites that won't return to Google
VanguardLH wrote in :
KenK wrote: Is there anything you can do about web sites that appear nicely when you select them the the Google list of sites but will not return to Google when you want to select another. They just keep reloading when you try. This is in Firefox if it matters. You have to switch the Firefox tab back to Google, re-enter the search phrase and try another site. WebMD sites are one example. Other than a Google search on "webmd", Some WebMD pages work correctly, some sometimes. I don't know what were the hyperlink on which you clicked (and then wanted to go back to the Google search results page). Of the "webmd" results that I got, the Back button worked to take me back to the Google search results page. However, I'm on FF 59.0.2 versus you on Windows where FF ESR 52 will be the latest you get there. 52.7.4 What does "return" mean. Is that you clicking on the Back [Arrow] button next to the address bar? Yes. Or are you tapping on the Backspace keyboard button? Both worked for me (to return the Google search results page) but perhaps you have an extension that interferes with the keyboard scan codes. That is a Javascripted event preventing you from backing out of the page. Your choices would be to disable Javascript (before you visit the rude site) or use history in the web browser to move back to a prior page (right-click on the Back button). Thanks for an idea your comment gave me. I think I need to copy the search phrase after I enter it and reload Google and use it after reading these problem sites. Since a hit in the search results may not be the page you want (if doesn't have the info you want), why are you overwriting the current page (of search results) with a candidate page that may not be relevant? I can't return to the page of search results from these sites. That is the problem. I'm not overwriting the page of search results, it's no longer reachable. You're obviously finding pages in the search results that don't suit your need and have to go back to the search results page. Middle-click on the hyperlink to open the candidate page in its own tab. If that doesn't have what you want, middle-click on the tab to close it. Didn't know about that. Will have to try it next time. The tab with search results will still be there because you haven't perturbed it by changing that tab to a new page. Thanks. -- I love a good meal! That's why I don't cook. |
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Web sites that won't return to Google
KenK wrote:
I can't return to the page of search results from these sites. That is the problem. I'm not overwriting the page of search results, it's no longer reachable. You can always return to a tab that you've left with whatever is its contents. If you don't perturb the page then it is still there. Only because you are replace the document with another is why you even have to use the Back button. If you leave the search results tab alone then you don't need the Back button to get to that tab. From the search results page, open a candidate hit in a NEW tab all its own. Don't perturb the tab with the search results. Your description indicates you do a search, get a list of results, and click on a hyperlink in that web page of search results. That means you ARE overwriting the current web page by loading a different one. The tab has a list of results, you clicked on one, and that page got replaced (aka overwritten) by a new page. To get at the prior page means having to either re-retrieve that page or grab it from the local cache but you end up having to reload that prior page. If it is likely that you want to reuse a page then leave it unperturbed in its own tab. The Back button or Backspace key will trigger the Javascript unload event which can be scripted to run something else rather than let you simply exit. Disabling Javascript usually means the page has far less content or may not even be usable. Sites rely heavily on Javascript nowadays not only to effect behavior but also to decide what content to display in a page. If you leave the tab alone wherein are the search results, you don't have to use the Back button or Backspace key and there is no Javascript possibly invoked for you to switch between tabs. There are lots of uses for the middle mouse button. Opening hyperlinks in a new tab is one. Closing a tab is another (without having to point the mouse cursor at a tiny "X" button in the tab, if there is one) whether that tab has focus or not. Middle-clicking on the page refresh button will load a new tab to the same page. Middle within the document turns on auto-scroll (sometimes a function of the mouse driver, sometimes a function of the program). Middle-clicking on a folder in your Bookmarks opens all bookmarks therein each in their own tab (only the bookmarks within that folder, not recursively into its subfolders and further down). In Firefox, if you enable middlemouse.paste (false by default) then you can paste with just one mouse click (instead of right-click and pick from a menu). Extensions can add further middle-click actions. |
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Web sites that won't return to Google
On 3 May 2018 17:16:50 GMT, KenK wrote:
Is there anything you can do about web sites that appear nicely when you select them the the Google list of sites but will not return to Google when you want to select another. They just keep reloading when you try. This is in Firefox if it matters. You have to switch the Firefox tab back to Google, re-enter the search phrase and try another site. WebMD sites are one example. Suggestions? Or is it just me? Try right clicking the back arrow. It shows a list of the previously visited pages and you might see that the Google page is a couple of pages down, just click on that. (Browsers do this slightly differently but I can't remember what does what so there is a bit of suck it and see involved but it should give you the right approach) -- Faster, cheaper, quieter than HS2 and built in 5 years; UKUltraspeed http://www.500kmh.com/ |
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Web sites that won't return to Google
KenK wrote:
Is there anything you can do about web sites that appear nicely when you select them the the Google list of sites but will not return to Google when you want to select another. They just keep reloading when you try. This is in Firefox if it matters. You have to switch the Firefox tab back to Google, re-enter the search phrase and try another site. WebMD sites are one example. Suggestions? Or is it just me? TIA There's a trick. Normally, clicking the back arrow once, does Back. But for the obnoxious sites that seek to earn advertising points by "keeping you on the page", click the Back button *twice* in quick succession. About 0.75 seconds between clicks should do. The time between clicks has to be long enough, so the first page "reload" can start, and yet the second click can register. And then you'll be back on the Google search page. And in case anyone asks, because it's more fun to do it that way. It's like a point-and-shoot video game. Paul |
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Web sites that won't return to Google
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writes: KenK wrote: Is there anything you can do about web sites that appear nicely when you select them the the Google list of sites but will not return to Google when you want to select another. They just keep reloading when you try. This is in Firefox if it matters. You have to switch the Firefox tab back to Google, re-enter the search phrase and try another site. WebMD sites are one example. Suggestions? Or is it just me? TIA There's a trick. Normally, clicking the back arrow once, does Back. But for the obnoxious sites that seek to earn advertising points by "keeping you on the page", click the Back button *twice* in quick succession. About 0.75 seconds between clicks should do. The time between clicks has to be long enough, so the first page "reload" can start, and yet the second click can register. And then you'll be back on the Google search page. Though I think I've seen up to four or six dummy pages. That's why I'd use the history function (right-click the back-arrow, or whatever works for you). But the "video game" method often can work! (Or _always_ opening links in a new tab. But that soon gets old.) And in case anyone asks, because it's more fun to do it that way. It's like a point-and-shoot video game. Paul -- J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/1985 MB++G()AL-IS-Ch++(p)Ar@T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf Bread is lovely, don't get me wrong. But it's not cake. Or it's rubbish cake. I always thought that bread needed more sugar and some icing. - Sarah Millican (Radio Times 11-17 May 2013) |
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Web sites that won't return to Google
KenK wrote on 5/3/2018 11:16 AM:
Is there anything you can do about web sites that appear nicely when you select them the the Google list of sites but will not return to Google when you want to select another. They just keep reloading when you try. This is in Firefox if it matters. You have to switch the Firefox tab back to Google, re-enter the search phrase and try another site. WebMD sites are one example. Suggestions? Or is it just me? I set a Google preference to open a new page/tab when I select an article. I set a FF preference to open a new tab rather than a new page when possible. That way I can just kill the tab that a crap website is trying to commandeer. Holding on to you is a variant bad behavior like popups, etc. -- Jeff Barnett |
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