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One thing I am really missing from the old version of Mr. Poll is the fact that with the old system, a new instance of Internet Explorer was initiated when you clicked on one of the polls found in a "search" result. This allowed one to move around within that poll (e.g. from answering the poll questions, to looking at the results, to viewing the commnets, etc.) within that new instance of Explorer without losing the original instance containing the list of polls found by your search. This allowed one to quickly exit any given poll, return to the search results and look at a new poll. You could also have multiple, related (or even unrelated) polls open at once. I would very much appreciate the "new instance" option being made available. I dislike having to repeatedly "click back" through a bunch of pages to get back to my original search result.

Hi'ya, Charlie boy,

You actually still do have the option you miss. Do your search and get your results. Then, all you have to do is use the right click button on your little mousie and open a selected result in a new window. You can do this as much as you want without losing that original result list.

Luv +Ashley+

Hi Charlie,

Ashley is right. (Thanks Askley for jumping in with a helpful answer!)

In a nutshell, we now leave it up to the user how they browse the search results rather than forcing the new window approach on them. It's a sign of changing times and smarter web browsers.

The old web site was written way before web browsers had great features like tabs. Back then, it was considered helpful when a web site opened links in a new window for you. As time went on, browsers became more sophisticated and gave users much more control over how they browsed multiple documents. These days, it mostly irritates people when a web site spawns a new window for them, since most people prefer to use tabs. Some web browsers do let you configure them so that all new windows open as tabs instead, but not everybody knows that.

If you are using IE7 or Firefox, you can simply CTRL-click on a link, and it will open in a new tab. Then when you're done looking at that poll, simply close the tab and your original search results will still be there waiting for you. If you're on a Mac, it's Command-click in both Firefox and Safari. If you're still using an older browser that does not support tabs, such as IE6, then Ashley's suggestion of right-click -> "open in new window" is the best choice.

I hope that improves your browsing experience!