Topic: HTML tag to open a window in new tab

[paragkalra]

Hey folks,

I am designing my own website. I want the tabs to open in new window with control remaining with the existing page.

I tried using

target="_blank"

. The link is getting opened in the new tab but the control is being transfered to the new page where as I want it to stay with the parent page.

I know to an extent it depends on the web-browser but still I want to know the best way to do so.

[rhodesa]

with JUST html, i don't think this is possible. and personally, i hate it when sites do stuff like that. why should a window be open that i can't see

[phparray]

I agree. I don't believe this is possible.  Let your end users setup their browsers how they want.  Open in tabs is an option in Firefox.

[haku]

Target is now deprecated, for the very reason that you shouldn't be taking control out of the hands of your users. If they want to open a new window/tab, they can do it themselves.

[paragkalra]

I am sorry for making a slight mistake in my post...I actually want that all the URLS/Hyperlinks present on the index page of my website should by default either open in new window or in new tab...i.e. I want my index page to always remain open on the browser...

[phparray]

Use the target attribute.

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<a target="_blank" ....



[pimpdaddydeluxe]

it's not really your place to decide. but i get it.  in a page im building, my links are div containers, so you cant really right click and go down to open in new window/ tab, but this might work (emphasis on might):

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* {
target-new: tab ! important
}

i haven't gotten it to work yet, but i'm probably just missing something.

it's "theoretically" supposed to work if your browser knows what the hell you're talking about first.

"tabs? dude, i got tabs?!"


- good luck.