Opening links in new tab on RacketBoy Forums?

[slowslow325]

It's not that big of a deal, but it would be convenient if links on the forums here would open in a new tab. I know I can just right click and select open in new tab, but I usually forget, and when I'm on my laptop it's hard for me to right click anything.

Does anybody agree with me?

[Niode]

Hold Shift and click on the link if you're on a PC (I think that's the shortcut, I don't use Windows that much), hold CMD and click on the link if you're on a Mac.

Problem solved.

Also, this isn't something that can be 'added' to the website, it's a browser feature.

[finerion]

Shift click is a good shortcut but it is possible to modify the forum to perform the operation for you. Not sure what software is used here but if it is phpbb then this knowledgebase article might be helpful:

http://www.phpbb.com/kb/article/links-o ... w-windows/

[Luke]

Totally agree that this site should allow links that open new tabs without right clicking.

No big deal, but it is an inconvenience. Site should be on SMF which allows that, and more embedding, and additional options. Then again this isn't a profit driven site, and consider it a privilege to be a member here.

Changing this would require an overhaul, and although it wouldn't take more than 18 hours to rectify, I believe our mods work out of the generosity of their heart's, so let the sleeping dogs lie. Or is it lay?

[Octopod]

I want to throw in my two cents also and say that I agree. Would be more convenient.

[burningmice]

On your laptop you can hold shit then click, on your desktop you can press the middle mouse button to open links in a new tab.

[slowslow325]

Also, this isn't something that can be 'added' to the website, it's a browser feature.

You, my friend, couldn't be more wrong about this. Many forums I have visited have links open in a new tab, this is one of the few that doesn't. The tabs are a browser feature, but opening links in new tabs is not.

[MrHealthy]

Do you have a scroll wheel of some sort? Not sure if its just firefox but clicking the scroll wheel opens stuff in a new tab.

[Niode]

Also, this isn't something that can be 'added' to the website, it's a browser feature.

You, my friend, couldn't be more wrong about this. Many forums I have visited have links open in a new tab, this is one of the few that doesn't. The tabs are a browser feature, but opening links in new tabs is not.

You mean appending target="_blank" to all the <a> tags. Or more correctly for XHTML compliance:

Code: Select all

<a href="page.html" onclick="window.open(this.href); return false;">page</a>

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You could append the PHP files to do such a thing, and there's probably PHPBB3 mods out there to do it for you. What I can't understand is why you can't just hold one button and click with your mouse? Most browsers will allow you to open all links in a tab or a new window. It's a browser function.

[Luke]

On your laptop you can hold shit then click<snip>

Seriously?

I'm the first one to notice this typo?