[Webkit-unassigned] [Bug 14961] New: extend frame target types to support _tab

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http://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=14961

           Summary: extend frame target types to support _tab
           Product: WebKit
           Version: 522+ (nightly)
          Platform: All
               URL: http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/types.html#type-frame-
                    target
        OS/Version: Mac OS X 10.4
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: Normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: Frames
        AssignedTo: webkit-unassigned at lists.webkit.org
        ReportedBy: james at imaj.es


opening a link which targets _new causes the current window to lose focus. This
is undesirable behavior as often the user may just be opening the link to
preload the content for review later. It'd be nice therefore for responsible
web developers to target _tab, which would default to _new when tabs are
disabled.

given most browsers now support tabs, this makes sense to work into any
HTML/XHTML specs due to be released, but till then, and given the prevalence of
web2.0 apps and so on making real use of _new, support for _tab would be
desirable.

a further option for browsers who support this could be a preference which
forces all _new links to open in tabs.


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