Re: [w3ctag/design-reviews] Launch Events (#372)

So one thing the explainer says is:

> Crucially, this only allows certain navigations to be intercepted. The user is still in control of the experience, so if they really want to, they can say "Open in new tab" and the app will not be allowed to prevent the page from opening. This is only used to prevent basic navigations, such as left-clicking a link.

Is "left-clicking a link" the only navigation that's intercepted?  If not, what other ones are?  (Are assignments to `location.href`?  Are redirects?)

What if the user's intent when left-clicking the link was that they really wanted something in the current window?  Is that intent of left-clicking really less clear than a user's intent to "Open in New Tab"?  (Is it less clear only because sites have been more able to do other things with it and thus sites are *already* violating the user's intent?)  Should we be giving users a clearer way to express the intent of "open this right here" if a left click doesn't do that?

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