Is it possible to get links set up so that when you click on them it automatically opens a new tab/window (like they do on Retrobike for example)? I know it’s not hard to right click and open in a new tab, but it’d be schweet with you could just click on a link and have it do this rather than going straight to the url in the window/tab you’re already in (ie. leaves STW forum)…

Am I the only one who finds this a little niggling & annoying? 😳

A vote from me to leave it the way it is – thanks.

Window proliferation? Nein Danke!

I would like it like the OP

have to hold CTRL down and click at the moment

well, it’s more tab proliferation if you’re using the latest browsers…

ah, hold CTRL down, didn’t know about that trick! cheers 🙂

What about having choice? Those who want a new tab can right click, those who don’t, don’t.

that’s how it used to work, pre-hack, though it doesn’t conform to normal webpage usage, which is why I suppose it was changed. In Firefox it should be possible to write a greasemonkey script to modify all the links…

on most browsers you can middle click to open in a new window or tab

How much time are you pending on forums???? 😮

here’s the Javascript required:
foo=document.getElementsByTagName(‘a’)
for (x in foo) if (foo[x].host != “www.singletrackworld.com”) foo[x].target=’_blank’

firefox – middle click to open in new tab.

internet explorer – middle click to open in new tab.

non?

Chrome – middle click to open in new tab

didn’t know that either! so, no need to change anything, just a need to educate meself betterer re. internet and mouse usage! 😳

I changed by greasemonkey script slightly:
foo=document.getElementsByTagName(‘a’)
len = foo.length
for ( x = 0; x < len; x ++ ) if (foo[x].host != “www.singletrackworld.com”) foo[x].target=’_blank’

and it works fine making all external links open in a new tab

Just used middle button for the first time (possibly ever)- it works as advertised, doesn’t it 🙂

Well, I don’t have a middle button, so have to right click then choose an option.

Why is defaulting to open in the same tab letting the user decide any more than automatically open in a new tab? You can override both options. I know technically it’s a web standards thing but can’t help feeling it’s not so relevant now tabs are around