107716 - [RFE] Pref to open unknown targets in current window

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 75371

(Core :: Layout: Images, Video, and HTML Frames, enhancement)

Description

[Marcus Pallinger]

When you click on a link that has a target specified, and a frame of that name
does not exist, it would be nice to be able to get the new page to open in the
current window (or tab) rather than a new window. 

I understand alot of people may not want that to happen, so mabey turning it
into a pref may be an idea.

Comment 1

[Marcus Pallinger]

Attachment: Testcase. Save as test.html

Comment 2

[Marcus Pallinger]

The testcase contains 4 links. If you open it in a window without any frames,
the last three open as new windows. It would be nice if they opend in the same
window as where I clicked the link (or tab if tab browsing is on)

It's designed to be called test.html

Comment 3

[Jesse Ruderman]

This can't be default, because many pages (incorrectly) use target="foo" to 
make links open in a new window.  (The correct way to make a link open in a new 
window is target="_blank", which *always* opens in a new window, regardless of 
whether a previous link with target="foo" created a window with the name "foo".)

Mozilla already has a hidden pref for this, thanks to akkana in bug 56296.  Add 
this line to your prefs.js file while Mozilla isn't running:

user_pref("browser.target_new_blocked", true);

Making this pref not be hidden is covered by bug 75371, "UI prefs to control 
pop-up (popup) windows and other Javascript annoyances", even though 
target=_blank isn't javascript.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 75371 ***

Comment 4

[Brant Gurganus]

[RFE] is deprecated in favor of severity: enhancement.  They have the same meaning.