Feature: indicate target="_blank" links, allow opening them in the same tab
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- Dominant language
- JavaScript
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Description
A nice feature would be an indication that a link will open in a new tab, and being able to control that behavior (maybe using uppercase to open in the same tab?)
It's always annoying when a website thinks it knows what you want when you would really rather open a link in the same window. I may work on this myself and submit a PR but just wanted to post this in case anyone can get to it in a more timely fashion than I can.
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Research direction
No files, tests, or entry points are named in the issue. Begin by locating the link-hint and tab-opening behavior, then define how the visual indication and same-tab override should work before implementing and validating both behaviors.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript
- Domain
- frontend
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 28/100