Create links that open in new tab when clicked

[EmmaCartuyvels1]

Should be possible using this syntax:

link{target="_blank"}

[peterdesmet]

It is generally considered better user experience if the choice to open a link in a new tab is left to the user (who can use Ctrl + click on Windows or Cmd + click on Mac). Forcing this can be annoying, especially on mobile devices, because it breaks the chain of Previous/Next page in your browser. It can work for some type of links, but then it has to be done very consistently.

I would therefore not implement this for the coding club website. Closing issue, but please reopen if you do not agree.

[EmmaCartuyvels1]

I should have specified better, I meant the link in the coding club presentations.

[damianooldoni]

Thanks @peterdesmet and @EmmaCartuyvels1!
Some observations:

1. coding club slides are mainly used while programming, so using a laptop, I would be not so much concerned about side effects on mobile devices
2. as @EmmaCartuyvels1 said, I would not apply it to ALL site, but only to the links in the slides, e.g. download cheatsheets, go to hackmd, open challenge file

It is at least worth a try.

[damianooldoni]

@EmmaCartuyvels1 : I have just checked your option locally but I am afraid it doesn't work properly on GitHub Pages:

I will check further

[damianooldoni]

It seems that there is no better way than using basic html syntax:

<a href="https://inbo.be" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Inbo</a>

If somebody finds something else, please shoot it! The less code I have to write to make the slides, the better.

[florisvdh]

Most posts at stackoverflow drop the rel attribute, but it seems better to keep it for security reasons.