[ gaim-Support Requests-1274171 ] Can clicking links open a new window?

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Support Requests item #1274171, was opened at 2005-08-26 11:46
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Category: win32
Group: None
Status: Closed
Priority: 5
Submitted By: Peepsalot (peepsalot)
Assigned to: Daniel Atallah (datallah)
Summary: Can clicking links open a new window?

Initial Comment:
It is very frustrating to me that gaim uses the latest 
browser window to load a page when you click a link 
from inside a message.  Can it be loaded into new 
browser windows only, or at least make a right-click 
option to do this?

Just today, I was typing a rather long message to 
someone on one of my favorite discussion forums.  A 
friend IM'd a link to me and I clicked it(forgetting the 
behavior of gaim) and lost the message I was typing. :(

Thanks for any help

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>Comment By: Daniel Atallah (datallah)
Date: 2005-11-20 15:31

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Earlier versions are the same.
On non-win32, non-GNOME environments, there is a browser
pref because it can't be done using the desktop API.

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Comment By: abscissaord (abscissaord)
Date: 2005-11-20 14:49

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Thanks for the comment.

Just out of curiosity, how does the earlier verions of gaim 
handle this in its Preferences settings?  I read some other 
posts that mentioned a "Browswer" section under Preferences 
that allows users specify how to handle links.

Thanks again.

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Comment By: Daniel Atallah (datallah)
Date: 2005-11-20 14:44

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All gaim does is tell Windows to show the URL - anything
that happens after that is outside our control.  AFAIK,
there isn't a generic "show in new window" windows setting -
it is browser  specific.

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Comment By: abscissaord (abscissaord)
Date: 2005-11-20 14:36

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I am running WinXP, gaim v1.5.0, and IE and was having the 
same issue as peepsalot.  I was able to fix the problem as 
suggested by itchysoft_ant.  I would like to know, however, 
is it possible to manually modify gaim pref/registry to get 
it to open links in new windows as opposed to change IE 
settings.

Thanks.

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Comment By: Ant (itchysoft_ant)
Date: 2005-08-26 13:19

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If youre using IE as opposed to FireFox, the option you want 
is :

Tools > Internet Options > Advanced > Browsing > Reuse 
windows for launching shortcuts

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Comment By: Daniel Atallah (datallah)
Date: 2005-08-26 12:53

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As warp9pnt9 said, this is just how your browser is
configured, if you want it to open new windows, you just
need to configure it to do so.

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Comment By: L W (warp9pnt9)
Date: 2005-08-26 12:02

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Well FWIW, I use Firefox, and don't configure Gaim to do
anything, so it uses most recent window.  I configure
Firefox to open new tabs in most recent window.  The result
is I think what you would desire.  I for one much prefer
tabbed browsing to multiple windows.  However if multiple
windows are what you desire, or you don't use Firefox, or a
browser with a similar new tab feature, then I have no idea.

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