Links in new window

avatar kaitlyn2004 Sep 1. 2009. 4:36 pm #1
I've heard a number of complaints and tend to agree - links in comments, bodies, attachments, etc... they should all open in a new tab ("_blank").
avatar Ilija Studen Staff Sep 1. 2009. 6:16 pm #2
Does this apply to all links, or only for external links (links outside of your activeCollab installation)?
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avatar kaitlyn2004 Sep 1. 2009. 7:12 pm #3
Not sure if it's exactly what you're getting at... but any links within the system/templates should stay as is but any user-contributed content that gets automatically linked should be made to open in a new tab.

Very counter-productive to make them open in same page. You almost ALWAYS have to go back... and sometimes you'll have to do it multiple times
avatar Nathan S. Dev Jul 19. 2011. 8:06 am #4
@kaitlyn2004 -- this is long overdue, but I thought you would want to know -- we've released a module that automatically recognizes external links and links to attachments (that can be loaded in the browser) and targets them to a new tab now.

The new module is called Linkout and it's part of a Quick Fix bundle that we've just released --- you can learn more about it here http://www.activelabs.ca/products/quick-fix-bundle/

Thanks for taking some time to check it out.

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