Can we have links open in a new window/tab by default?

The Crucible
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I notice that links such as pastebin.com will open in the current tab, which takes you away from the thread if you’re trying to help someone. Is there a way for the forum to default to opening in a new tab?

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Open with the middle mouse button?

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I actually don’t like it when sites open things in new windows by default.
Since it’s really easy to do it yourself (middle-click), I generally like having that control myself.
That said, I do sometimes feel surprised by this, since I’ve gotten used to you gmail handles it.

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I’d imagine most people don’t have a middle mouse button. Or a mouse. I can CMD+click, but that’s more work.

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I keep forgetting that we reverted back to the stone age in mouse technology…

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So it turns out that discourse has a setting for this, so I went to go turn it on (I figure I can always turn it off again if it annoys me.)

However, it would seem that this setting is already on?

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Aha! It’s a user setting.
Click on your icon (top right) → profile (bottom square on the right) → preferences → interface tab

You’ll find a setting called “Open all external links in a new tab”

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Thanks! Not sure how to park this as solution.

Also, the site seems to be slowing down for me again, but that cold be my end.

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It’s getting slow for me too.
I should do some upgrades and restarts this weekend.

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@astromech Thanks for posting this topic. Off to change my settings.

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Ok, The Crucible has been rebooted, upgraded, washed, pressed, starched, and I added racing stripes for extra speed. Hopefully it’s back to being fast now.

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Ludicrous speed!

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