I have an html page which contains link to open pdf file. however this link opens in adobe reader when i click on it. I have set target property to blank. but it doesnt work either. I want to open this pdf file in new tab in the same window.
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A:
target="_blank" is the right way - but if it opens in a new tab, a new window or the adobe reader depents on the users browser-settings and can't (and shouldn't!) be controled by you.
oezi
2010-06-01 05:16:11
A:
With my websites, I use:
target="_tab" as most browsers are now aware that people want things to open in new tabs instead of new windows. I can confirm that this works for me in the following web browsers:
Opera, Chrome, Flock, Firefox and Maxthon.
However, it still does not work in any version of Internet Explorer, including their new beta version: 9. Apparently it comes down to "User Preferences" with Internet Explorer.
Determining which application opens a particular file format is currently, and should always be left up to the user, not the developer*.
lucifer
2010-10-14 16:30:51