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target = "_blank"
How to insert a link to a non-imzy site (like my personal blog) so the link opens a "blank" target (or a new tab)??? Is there some provisiton for this in the "link" syntax you use????
It seems rude to me to browse away from the originating site...




Heya, if I'm understanding you correctly, links normally open in a new tab anyway.
I believe it's about links inside of the post/comment body (markdown). Unfortunately, there is no native support in markdown to set
targeton a link.ahhh I see!
Well... Having come from the Vine, I was shocked to find out that it is okay to provides ANY sort of link to a personal site... I just did this in a comment to an article on the kindness community... but I thought... hmmm... even if it is within the rules to post such a link, it seems kinda rude... not "kind"... Why not just make all links open in a new tab (in other words, just have the engine that installs the html from the syntax your editor uses automatically include target="_blank"???
Agreed, it's not a bad idea at all.. @Kaela, @greenie and @Dan should take a look at this and if they're good with that we can implement
target="_blank"on all the links we parse in markdown.It's totally okay to link to your blog in a relevant comment btw, I promise we won't at all be offended!
Thanks! BTW- I just transported the article from my blog into an article within the kindness community...
Please don't. Forcing links to open in new windows is a crime against the web, there are a very few situations in which
target="_blank"is appropriate. Forcing links to open in new windows means users who want to open things in the same window can't. Should someone want to open something in a new window they have lots of options, the moment you implement _blank you remove any option to open in the same window.Im not a fan of _blank either.
I second 'matt'. Right click, open in new tab, new window... Leave the control in the hands of the end user.
In opposition to my previous sentence, I've had too many clients that tell me "well.. the users get lost... they don't know how to go back..bla.bla" I say train the end user how to use the browser and we'll all be better off.