I think this is a simple question - many thanks

Hi all,

I am not sure where i should have posted this question but as javascript is the norm for all queries, so i have posted it here.

I have a link that is controlled with html and css but upon a link click i want it to open in a new tab/window, rather than it closing my page to display the new page.

Please help - i love javascript but i am a junior.:confused:

I'm sorry, but to my knowledge this is impossible! It should be coming out soon, but tabbed browsing is up to the browser not the markup. You could force open a window using this:

<a href="http://www.yourlink.com" target="_blank">But if you just want to open it in a new tab rather than it doing it automatically. Right click the hyperlink and click 'Open in new tab'.

Thanks

(small edit: This thread doesn't belong here)

Not only is the thread in the wrong place you need to name them better soem thing like
opening in new tab/window

would be alot easyer for people to help you

i am not having ago only saying coz ppl dont read threads with daft names

Not only is the thread in the wrong place you need to name them better soem thing like
opening in new tab/window

would be alot easyer for people to help you

i am not having ago only saying coz ppl dont read threads with daft names

Nor those with poor spelling, poor punctuation, textspeak and poor grammar.

I'm sorry, but to my knowledge this is impossible! It should be coming out soon, but tabbed browsing is up to the browser not the markup. You could force open a window using this:

<a href="http://www.yourlink.com" target="_blank">How the document is opened depends on the browser's configuration.

(small edit: This thread doesn't belong here)Technically it can belong here in that the target attribute isn't allowed with certain doctypes, but can be assigned with JavaScript.

<a href="http://www.yourlink.com" id="myLink">

<script type='text/javascript'>
doccument.getElementById('myLink').target='_blank';
</script>

Technically it can belong here in that the target attribute isn't allowed with certain doctypes, but can be assigned with JavaScript. May be off topic, but we had a good discussion on this, see http://www.codingforums.com/showthread.php?t=117463