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New Tab or New Window in browser

by donnan
6 replies
Hi guys,

Does anyone know if there is a way to open a New Tab in an onclick event?

At the moment I can only open a new window.
#browser #tab #window
  • Profile picture of the author johnpitter
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    • Profile picture of the author donnan
      A want to open a New Tab....or......a new window. The New Window is not a problem.

      How do I make the browser open a New Tab from an onclick event?
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      • Profile picture of the author Ambius
        Originally Posted by donnan View Post

        A want to open a New Tab....or......a new window. The New Window is not a problem.

        How do I make the browser open a New Tab from an onclick event?

        you can't force a new tab.

        you can tell a page to open in a new "window" and then the browser will decide if it opens a window or a tab based upon the end user's preferences.
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        • Profile picture of the author donnan
          Thanks for the replies guys.

          Yes, it seems it impossible to force a New Tab open instead of a New Window.

          This would be a very handy feature.

          I have noticed in Firefox with the user having the setting to open a New Tab when a New window is called doesn't work.
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  • Profile picture of the author indianbill007
    Hi
    I have done it. Ping me for details
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  • Profile picture of the author webpro4hire
    try this:

    Code:
    <a href="#" onClick="window.open(url, name, attributes); return false;" target="_blank">bla bla bla </a>
    L8r,
    WP4H
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  • Profile picture of the author rogervickers
    Select the target option as blank, then it will open in new window.
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