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  • Started 3 months ago by MrMac
  • Latest reply from Antman
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MrMac
MrMac
Posts: 19

Hello, this is probably a dumb and unnecessary question, but is there a way that you could make it so when you click on a link in a post, it opens in a new window/tab? I know I probably sound lazy when I can just right-click and hit open in new tab, but it maybe more convenient if you can change that (if you can even do that).

Sorry for the dumb question,

MrMac

Posted 3 months ago #
 
Antman
Antman
Posts: 123

Did you try just middle clicking on the links? I think that will open them up in a new tab in most browsers these days, certainly Firefox 2 and IE7.

Posted 3 months ago #
 
thegeek
The Geek
Posts: 1316

The majority of people probably prefer links to open in the same window/tab... I could make it an option, but that would require a bunch of work on my part, which is unlikely to happen anytime soon.

Posted 3 months ago #
 
Antman
Antman
Posts: 123

@ MrMac: or if you want your links to do that you need to add target="_blank" to the tags.

Posted 3 months ago #
 
MrMac
MrMac
Posts: 19

That is perfectly fine, don't go out of your way to do it. @Antman: That actually did work, I figured it wouldn't work because I am running Linux Ubuntu now, but thanks for the tip!

Posted 3 months ago #
 
Antman
Antman
Posts: 123

Sweet!

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