Author: mike.lifeguard+bugs
Description:
There is a rather popular workaround (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Superm401/Compare_link.js) for this, however it makes far more sense to do this normally. Making the button a link allows basic usability stuff like opening your diff in a new window, and generally seems like an obvious thing to do.
Version: unspecified
Severity: enhancement