Opening url in new tab

Question

I am trying to open a new tab with javascript.
How to write it so that it would work in chrome, firefox and IE7?
(the pages are on the same domain)

UPD: Let's presume that the user uses the default configuration of IE7...

psx · Accepted Answer · 2011-07-09 21:00:25Z

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You cannot control how the browser will handle opening new popups / pages. This is entirely handled by the browser. If the user has set their browser up to open new pages/popups in a new window, you cannot force your own page to open in a tab.

answered Jul 9, 2011 at 21:00

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lvil Over a year ago

Updated the question (if it really matters)

psx Over a year ago

It doesn't matter what the configuration of the browser is. You can't alter it / find out what it is. So, you won't be able to be 100% certain what a javascript window.open will do (or html target="_blank" - see ZippyV's answer below) - whether it will open a tab or if it will open a new window.

ZippyV · Accepted Answer · 2011-07-09 21:03:14Z

Plain HTML:

<a href="newpage.html" target="_blank">click here</a>

Javascript:

window.open("newpage.html", "_blank");

But keep in mind what psynnott said.

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