How to open a new window in Google Gadget?

Question

It opens neither a tab nor a window: the code for a Google Gadget here. If you know 'target="_blank"' from HTML, I am looking for a similar tool for Google Gadgets. More precisely, I cannot understand why the JavaScript piece does not work:

window.open("http://www.google.com/");

Answer 1

Well, if you want to open the new window, do it explicitly.

var query = "bijection";
var searchUrl = "http://www.google.com/search?q=";

if (query != "" && searchUrl != "") {
    searchUrl += escape(query);
    window.open(searchUrl); //You can pass additional parameters, look for window.open examples on the Internet.
    return false;
}

The target attribute is for link element () which instructs browser to open the URL in new window if user clicks on it.

Answer 2

Open a new window with that target instead of replacing the current’s window URL:

var query = "bijection";
var searchUrl = "http://www.google.com/search?q=";
if (query != "" && searchUrl != "") {
    searchUrl += escape(query);
    var newWindow = window.open(searchUrl, '_blank');
    return false;
}

Answer 3

Like this?

searchUrl += escape(query);
thenewwindow=window.open(searchUrl,'Google','height=600,width=450');
return false;