Default Opening Behaviour of Search in Quick Reply

I often get half way (or further) through a reply and realise I need to do a search of the forum for something. If I am unmindful, when I enter my search terms and hit enter the search opens in the same browser tab as I am currently in and I lose what I have written (hitting the "back" button takes me back to the thread, but the quick reply box with my typing in it is gone). Often I then just do not bother rewriting and the world loses yet another profound and insightful post.

I haven't tested this with the "go advanced" interface, but I did just test it here at the "post new thread" interface and it seems when I hit the "back" button from the search I do recover the editor with text intact.

Anyway, what I was wondering was, could the marvellous and ridiculously clever devs perhaps set it up so that the default behaviour of the search was to open with results in a new tab? Just a thought.

James.

What I do is right click on the 'advanced search' and when the drop down menu appears I select 'open link in new tab.'

Yeah Jimmy, when I remember I do that too. Problem is, I rarely remember :(

James.

Tie a string around your finger. It's easier and more likely to work :)

I have so many strings on my fingers its beginning to look like I'm wearing gloves.