What's the best way to open new browser window?

Question

I know that most links should be left up to the end-user to decide how to open, but we can\'t deny that there are times you almost \'have to\' force into a new window (for examp

Answer 1

Here is a plugin I wrote for jQuery

 (function($){  
  $.fn.newWindow = function(options) {       
    var defaults = {
        titleText: 'Link opens in a new window'     
    };

     options = $.extend(defaults, options);

     return this.each(function() {  
       var obj = $(this);

       if (options.titleText) {        
           if (obj.attr('title')) {
                     var newTitle = obj.attr('title') + ' (' 
                                                + options.titleText + ')';
           } else {
                    var newTitle = options.titleText;
           };              
           obj.attr('title', newTitle);            
       };          

       obj.click(function(event) {
          event.preventDefault();  
          var newBlankWindow = window.open(obj.attr('href'), '_blank');
          newBlankWindow.focus();
        });     
       });    
  };  
 })(jQuery); 

Example Usage

$('a[rel=external]').newWindow();

You can also change, or remove the title text, by passing in some options

Example to change title text:

$('a[rel=external]').newWindow( { titleText: 'This is a new window link!' } );

Example to remove it alltogether

$('a[rel=external]').newWindow( { titleText: '' } );