Make it so links within the links capsule open in a seperate window

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   EYEAM4ANARCHYposted 15 years ago

   I really liked the links capsule until I clicked on one to test it and figured out that it opened in the same window. Is it possible to make it an option to open a new window like when you are adding links within the text.

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   gamergirlposted 15 years ago

   Yep!  Right click on the link and from the menu that pops up click the "open in new tab" or "open in new window" option.  Voila!

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   EYEAM4ANARCHYposted 15 years ago

   Thanks, but I meant as a default, so it automatically does that. I don't want to put up links that encourage people to disappear.

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   Mishaposted 15 years ago

   http://www.sitepoint.com/article/beware … ew-window/

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      EYEAM4ANARCHYposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      
      
      I disagree with him.
      
      Personally, I don't like having to click back 7 times to try and return to where I was after clicking a reference link. It 's not at all uncommon for me to go from page to page following links and then return to the original. It's much easier to close that one new window and be done with it.
      
      And I doubt if one extra window is going to incite a panic amongst people new to the web.

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   Mishaposted 15 years ago

   Sure you can disagree. But this is de facto industry standard, and Hubpages are just following the recognized best practices.

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      EYEAM4ANARCHYposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      I willing to risk being different, given the option.

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   gamergirlposted 15 years ago

   That's why I loooooove tabbed browsing.

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      Whitney05posted 15 years agoin reply to this

      Me too! Generally, I hate links that open in new windows, but I don't really notice new browsers opening because I just new tab everything. Great internet feature. Ha.

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         EYEAM4ANARCHYposted 15 years agoin reply to this

         The should make that a default option.

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   Shirley Andersonposted 15 years ago

   Yes, you can have your links open automatically in a new window.
   
   When the insert/edit link screen opens, click on 'show advanced options', then click on 'target', then click on 'open in new window'.
   
   Voila!

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      agvulpesposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      Shirley  doe this set as  default as he was asking?

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      EYEAM4ANARCHYposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      I'm talking about in a "links" capsule not when linking to text.

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         Mark Knowlesposted 15 years agoin reply to this

         You can only do this when linking using text. The link capsule only allows links to open in the same window.
         
         Something to do with google ranking, I don't know what.....

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   WeddingConsultantposted 15 years ago

   And here I thought I was the only one who center-clicked to open everything in a new tab.

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      gamergirlposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      Nope, you're not alone!

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   Uninvited Writerposted 15 years ago

   But it really does not take a lot of effort to change it.

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      EYEAM4ANARCHYposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      I guess it's like the toilet seat thing.

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    EYEAM4ANARCHYposted 15 years ago

    I guess you're the voice of reason Misha.
    
    Checked around and apparently there is alot of hostility toward new links. Frankly, I don't get it; seams much easier to me to read whatever is being linked to, close it and resume where you left off rather than searching back through however many intermediary pages there are for theoriginal page. I don't get the anger or paranoia about someone allegedly trying to "control" other people's comp.'s either. That's crazy; I only want to control people's toasters.

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       Mishaposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       LOL Glad you figured it.
       
       I personally don't see where the issue is either, but it apparently there if so many people all over the interwebz are so vocal about it. So I just learned to live with it

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       pauldeedsposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       The reason people don't like it is that in every browser there is an easy way to open a link in a new window when you want to.  For instance in firefox, you can:
       
       1. right click on the link and select open in a new browser or tab
       2. hold down shift when you click to open in a new window
       3. hold down ctrl when you click to open in a new tab
       
       There is no similar mechanism to prevent a link from opening in a new window.  So, when you force a link to open a new window using HTML, you are essentially cramming your preference down everyone else's throat.

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          EYEAM4ANARCHYposted 15 years agoin reply to this

          Thnx, I always assumed it worked both ways. I can actually understand that.
          
          When is some enterprising new programmr going to get to work on making open into a new tab the default?

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