External links

open %pundir%/include/parser.php

find

function handle_url_tag($url, $link = '')

find

return '<a href="'.$full_url.'">'.$link.'</a>';

change to

return '<a href="'.$full_url.'" target="_blank">'.$link.'</a>';

a xhtml valid (well kinda but not really) hack http://punres.org/doku.php?id=how-tos:o … new_window

Really the new window thing is a huge usability disadvantage.  It's just a no-no.

http://www.sitepoint.com/article/beware … new-window

I always click links with my middle mouse button. using firefox this makes them appear in a new tab that loads in the background while I can continue to read the site I'm currently at. A lot of people I know do that.
Besides the fact that there is no JavaScript or HTML allowing to do this automatically - opening in a new tab works only with "normal" or targeted links. It often does not work with links tat open a new window with Javascript.
Therefore, I really appreciate links that do not open a window with JavaScript

Do they? Havent' tested, but I prefer to avoid javaScript anyway because quite a few people have it switched off.

I'll give that a try. Sounds interesting. Any severe penalty on the page rendering time?

A better way to open links in new windows: New-Window Links in a Standards-Compliant World

If you want, you can add "anchor.title += ' - External link, opens in a new window';" to the script. You can also add an icon next to the link with "anchor.style.backgroundImage = some url;" (changing the paddingRight or paddingLeft property at the same time is a good idea, otherwise the icon will appear behind the text). If you want to use different icons for different document types (html, pdf, word etc), read the type attribute of the link before inserting the backgroundImage (switch(anchor.getAttribute('type'){ ... }).