Can we change hyperlink behavior?

RoboWizard wrote: The FuseTalk forums used to direct any hyperlinks to new windows. These forums seem to default to opening in the same window for things like linked images and whatnot. That's a bit counterproductive when attempting to assist with an answer. Would be nicer if a new window opened for these links and we could view, then close in order to return to the thread.

I absolutely disagree with forcing new links to open a new tab or window.

I say that control about how a link opens should be left entirely to the user.

If a user wants a link to open in a new tab or window, then I politely suggest they should get accustomed to using a Control + Click (right click under Windows), which will bring up a contextual menu for selecting thie desired behavior.

Or, in Firefox (I don't generally use other browsers for day-to-day surfing; you can experiment on your own to figure out how other browsers  work), you can Command + Click to open a link in a new tab which will appear inactive/behind your current open tab. Command + Shift + Click on a link will open in a new tab, and make it active/bring it to the front.

+111111111!

I just posted up a new entry in the FAQ area and noticed that my nice instructions disappear when in step 1 they click the link to go to the other website. Grrrrrr.

At the very least, make it POSSIBLE to do this. Even adding target="_BLANK" manually in html code view gets stripped out.