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i think in the next version that all the links that clicked in the Messenger Plus! menu should open in a new window rather than take over and existing one.

Could you explain a bit more that? What links in what menu?

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Originally posted by riahc4
i think in the next version that all the links that clicked in the Messenger Plus! menu should open in a new window rather than take over and existing one.

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that is an internet explorer issue, luckily microsoft has a fix for this, go into tools, options and the advanced tab, look around for 'reuse windows for launching shortcuts' blah blah. i need not explain the rest.

riahc4 is correct in saying that links in the about window open in the current browser window. Also the link to www.msgplus.net that is opened after you install Plus! is openend in the current browser window and thus overwriting the current loaded page (which is indeed very annoying)...

But, no, it isn't a internet explorer issue. It is perfectly possible to define that the link should open in a new window.

megamuff, what you describe is a setting which will open any link in a new window (even the ones that don't define that you want to open the link in a new window). It is related, and it is way around for MSIE users only, but the links should be openend in a new window in the first place without the use of this setting...

This has been suggested before...
I hope Patchou sees this and can fix it (although it can be considered as a minor GUI twirk and thus not a "priority number 1")...

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Originally posted by CookieRevised
riahc4 is correct in saying that links in the about window open in the current browser window. Also the link to www.msgplus.net that is opened after you install Plus! is openend in the current browser window and thus overwriting the current loaded page (which is indeed very annoying)...

But, no, it isn't a internet explorer issue. It is perfectly possible to define that the link should open in a new window.

megamuff, what you describe is a setting which will open any link in a new window (even the ones that don't define that you want to open the link in a new window). It is related, and it is way around for MSIE users only, but the links should be openend in a new window in the first place without the use of this setting...

This has been suggested before...
I hope Patchou sees this and can fix it (although it can be considered as a minor GUI twirk and thus not a "priority number 1")...

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Finally someone that understand lol

megamuff - I have that already enabled in IE but clearly Plus! doesnt care about this setting.
The first time install one is really annoying that it takes over a existing window. And all the links to such as Online Help should open in a new window and not take over one. If Patchou could implant this it would be alot less annoying than before.

Plus! justasks Windows to open the page in the default browser, the settings ar ein the browser itself. It's the same thing for any other software you would normally use . If one of you have a code sample to do this, go ahead and shoot.

I don't have the code (unfortunatly) , but I did come across programs which are capable of opening their urls in new windows....

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Originally posted by CookieRevised
I don't have the code (unfortunatly) , but I did come across programs which are capable of opening their urls in new windows....

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that depends on the browser, as Patchy said. If a program uses the "standar" way of opening web pages (and files and etc...) it's up to the browser to decide where to open that page 8in the same window or in another window or in a new tab.

For example, when I install plus, my avant browser creates a new tab. It loads msgplus.net in it, not in the current tab.

Well, I can't use either DDE or parameters for one simple reason: these methods change for each browser (each one has its DDE parameters and command line parameters). If there is a clean way to do it, please let me know but so far, I found nothing (except doing like Messenger does: stick to IE, and I'm sure you don't want that ).

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Originally posted by Patchou
stick to IE, and I'm sure you don't want that

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of course not Keep using the API you use. It's a problem of people's browers