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click on a link with 'target="blank" ' on a local file opens the target in new tab (1), when i hit another link on the local file it opens in same tab(1), why?

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i have a local html-file with a couple of links with the 'target="blank" ' attribute. On a normal website it opens the link in a new Tab every time i click on a link, not so in the local file: it opens one new Tab(1) and when i try to open a second one it opens in the first new Tab(1). I can go back in history in the new Tab(1) but not open a second new Tab - except with a middle click but then what is 'target="blank" ' for? I hope you know what i mean.

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i have a local html-file with a couple of links with the 'target="blank" ' attribute. On a normal website it opens the link in a new Tab every time i click on a link, not so in the local file: it opens one new Tab(1) and when i try to open a second one it opens in the first new Tab(1). I can go back in history in the new Tab(1) but not open a second new Tab - except with a middle click but then what is 'target="blank" ' for? I hope you know what i mean. Keep on the good work.

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There is this pref to set the behavior for link opened via an external application.

  • browser.link.open_newwindow.override.external

See also:

For links opened via JavaScript you can look at this pref:

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Chosen Solution

There is this pref to set the behavior for link opened via an external application.

  • browser.link.open_newwindow.override.external

See also:

For links opened via JavaScript you can look at this pref: